Reflections of a Daughter of the Silent Generation and Mother of Generation Y
Looking at photos of 17-year-old Mom the summer her dad died, and following her as she marched forward into a life spent pushing the boundaries, I understood that her “living is for living” wasn’t just a way to deal with her elder years, it was the way she’d handled early loss and carried on.
—excerpt from Living Is for Living: A Caregiver’s Story
AA’s Step Four: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” I found myself fretting: was I doing enough to care for Mom? I was grateful for the gentle, healing opportunity offered by Step Four. (Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions)
—excerpt from Living Is for Living: A Caregiver’s Story
This is not the time to doubt what you’re capable of – this is the time to believe.
(Written along the way on a scrap of paper and stuck in a book)
—from Living Is for Living: A Caregiver’s Story
