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Thank you all for taking the time to reply. Mary Ann, your story is exactly I feel about it also. I will talk to Mark about it again and tell him of the replies I received. Thank you again for sharing that. -- ~Anastasia CG and daughter of CJ (PPS) Anchorage, AK and friend of Mark, CG and son of Mike (PwP) Boise, ID > This year I lost a 98 year old patient that I had been caring for. I took > care of his wife originally, then wound up caring for him as well - they had > been married for 75 years. When she died, Jack would cry every time I > visited him. Her picture sat opposite his chair in his living room and he > would confide that he could hardly wait to die so that he would be united > with his beloved wife again. > > Jack's family was very anxious to make him comfortable and spent a good deal > of time trying to meet his needs. They knew that he needed to see his > wife's face in order to just get through another day. It soothed his heart > and made his life a little easier to bare. > > Mark must consider that his father's grief continues whether there is a > picture of his wife in his room or not. Even if the picture brings tears, > it is still a good thing to honor the love, commitment and joy that his > parents must have shared. I would encourage Mark to ask his father if he > would like a picture of his wife in his room. Even if his father is > suffering from dementia, he might be able to give a response to that > question one way or another. > ---------- > God bless > Mary Ann (CG Jamie 63/23) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn