[TI] From child to parent

[Laura Johnson]

FORWARDED MESSAGE

DCAYARS at aol.com wrote:
> Joe, 
> I read your story with tears.  Our  story is very similar to yours.  Dave 
> and I are only children.  We had  no help and made all the decisions for our 
> parents.  Was it  difficult....you bet.  The hardest thing for them was to 
> put us on their  checking accounts.  They wanted to be in control.  Through  
> prayer,  God gave us the strength to do what we had to do.  Both our  
> mothers died in a nursing home.  One of  my mother's brothers.  (  stubborn 
> Italians) told me I threw my mom to the dogs. The guilt was  awful.  To this day, 
> his children and their children have carried this to  the present.  I am at 
> peace knowing I did the best caring for my Mom.  
> Carmen  
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