tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post9194299904589993664..comments2024-03-26T02:25:58.003-05:00Comments on Little House in Chicago: My grandfather's memoryTesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11095694388830565339noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post-15540666697391222732015-01-26T16:50:39.464-06:002015-01-26T16:50:39.464-06:00Dearest Tess,
This is bittersweet heartache. I ha...Dearest Tess,<br /><br />This is bittersweet heartache. I have sympathy for your grief. <br /><br />Have you heard of the book called "Ambiguous Loss" (http://www.amazon.com/Ambiguous-Loss-Learning-Unresolved-Grief/dp/0674003810)? It has helped me think through some losses, and perhaps it would help you as well.<br /><br />In ChristAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post-83319572342759068652015-01-12T08:53:08.339-06:002015-01-12T08:53:08.339-06:00Tess, this is such a beautiful post to read. Read ...Tess, this is such a beautiful post to read. Read it last week and have been thinking about it all weekend. Though my own grandfather did not deal with dementia, he was chronically ill, and when he died, a few of my cousins and my sister also said they don't really remember him healthy. This is so heartfelt and keeps your grandfather's memory alive. I love the thread of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in your life and his. Such a powerful connection.<br /><br />How lovely for Frankie to have great-grandparents. I would be so thankful if my living grandmother was here to meet my children -- though who knows when that will happen!brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540829704914848803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post-67652463969600707312015-01-09T12:44:00.711-06:002015-01-09T12:44:00.711-06:00*your family is so loving and wonderful. *your family is so loving and wonderful. Ellen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282413486073228102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post-35607604904609915962015-01-09T12:42:55.900-06:002015-01-09T12:42:55.900-06:00Tess, this is beautiful. You really captured the ...Tess, this is beautiful. You really captured the the acute pain and joy of the complication situation of an ailing loved one. My grandpa had Parkinson's disease, so while he was mentally sharp till the end, he was physically out of control. He also had to take so many medicines that really messed with his personality and eventually his mind. There was no getting around it: it sucked, most of all for Grandpa. But there was beauty in how Grandma and later my Mom and Dad took care of him. We loved him so much despite his disease, and we even found some of the Parkinson's symptoms endearing, especially now in retrospect. It's so complicated. Thank you for articulating it so beautifully. It sounds like your family loving and wonderful.Ellen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282413486073228102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989033992988999073.post-63508817022956056872015-01-09T11:01:21.594-06:002015-01-09T11:01:21.594-06:00Oh Tess, even in the midst of such pain, this is s...Oh Tess, even in the midst of such pain, this is such a beautiful tribute to your grandfather And what a precious moment that he remembered there were two babies! What a gift! Anne B. https://www.blogger.com/profile/09600215149123665254noreply@blogger.com