Some time ago, I saw the following quote on Facebook:
Treat your parents with loving care...
For you will only know their value,
when you see their empty chair.
As always happens when I think of my parents' eventual death, deep sorrow gripped my heart; and I was reminded that, no matter how difficult things become as they age...no matter how helpless my mother becomes because of Alzheimer's...no matter how much pain I experience in this time of extended mourning...these are days to appreciate--days that will be gone and will not return.
Someday those empty chairs will stand as a vivid reminder of what has been lost. But while my parents are still here to fill them, I will be glad. While there is life, I will give thanks!
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