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>I'm glad about the tears though. Fresh out of the shower, ready to
>start the day, and huge tears pouring out of my eyes and streaming down
>my face. But I needed it. I haven't dealt with any of my grandmother's
>condition in this way before. I've been keeping a stiff upper lip. But
>I do feel better now. Sometimes tears are very healing. I have cried
>like that in a while. No sobbing or hysterics, just real tears. It was
>quite a release.
Oh yes--that was a much needed release of grief--understandable and nothing
to be ashamed of---you must have been ready , for that trigger to work.
And you'll have other chances to visit your grandma, and can send her mail
too---that's what we do with Peter's brother with AD who lives far away.
Camilla Flintermann Oxford,OH
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
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"In all beginnings, endings lie enfolded,
implicit and invisible as roots."
from: "Leaving the Garden"--CHF
