tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post4625208117603510401..comments2023-11-05T04:58:54.173-05:00Comments on An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear Implant Story: "The Home"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11437710259566671762noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-3709187894867701822008-04-07T11:37:00.000-04:002008-04-07T11:37:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your pain. I know it takes more...Thanks for sharing your pain. I know it takes more courage to write it than to share it. There is safety in numbers as we go through it, and the numbers are more vast than I ever realized at the time -- before blogging.<BR/><BR/>I know. My mom died in one of those places. I want to move to Oregon if, God Forbid!, I ever get to that state.Sharon Lippincotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269757107845288737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-50744771823309909422008-04-05T10:27:00.000-04:002008-04-05T10:27:00.000-04:00Hi Everyone,Thank you for your comments...gosh you...Hi Everyone,<BR/>Thank you for your comments...gosh you guys are deep *smile* Val, beautiful and very sad story, thank you for sharing that...xoxoxo, JodiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437710259566671762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-30015848366611961732008-04-05T00:05:00.000-04:002008-04-05T00:05:00.000-04:00As hard as it may be to see your Gram in this situ...As hard as it may be to see your Gram in this situation...count your blessing you can share this special time visiting Gram and having Jordan by your side. God bless & savor the moment together.Dividedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844342156327815468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-6517191445207505312008-04-04T21:53:00.000-04:002008-04-04T21:53:00.000-04:00There is nothing harder than visiting a love one i...There is nothing harder than visiting a love one in a nursing home. Not only was this visit necessary, but it allows you to remember the time you took to say I love you and how much you mean to me. From one sensitive person to another....take the time for tears, but don't forget the cheering and laughing.<BR/><BR/>My grandmother was in the nursing home, her body completely with cancer. My husband had just come back from Desert Storm, so my parents came up to Ft. Campbell to greet him. When they got home from the welcome home visit, my grandmother was taken to the emergency room. When my mom came in, she asked did Alex make it back okay. Mom told her all about it and how happy everyone was. Nanny said, good my family is back together, tell Valerie to spend the time with Alex and do not come down. She said thank goodness everyone is home, so now I can go. Love you and good bye. That was it. She held on until she knew her grandson-in-law made it home from war. The hard part is I never got to say goodbye, but I remember she wanted me happy.<BR/><BR/>Okay this time it is happy tears. Enjoy all the great times at home. <BR/>ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17026325968244954541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-69967572386589199582008-04-04T19:37:00.000-04:002008-04-04T19:37:00.000-04:00I totally get where you are at. I have one grandm...I totally get where you are at. I have one grandmother left, and she has dementia. Up until now my aunt has been able to care for her, but it is getting too difficult, and Grandma will be going into a nursing home soon.<BR/><BR/>I just wish there were things to say that would help.K.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15901738024056889823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-26935551868810702532008-04-04T18:45:00.000-04:002008-04-04T18:45:00.000-04:00Definitely hard! We can only handle what we can a...Definitely hard! We can only handle what we can and do what we can in whatever circumstances we're in.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407395246046461161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-74900144116400850762008-04-04T10:16:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:16:00.000-04:00Ahhhh... hard.I too called my father's mother "Gra...Ahhhh... hard.<BR/><BR/>I too called my father's mother "Grammy" :o)Karen Mayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489062601774194183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-18860776037179076102008-04-04T09:35:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:35:00.000-04:00Even though it's hard, you know you're doing the r...Even though it's hard, you know you're doing the right thing. It does suck, but you won't regret this time you and Jordan are spending with her.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your words of wisdom on my blog, too!<BR/><BR/>Take care!Tiffani Hill-Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006836295751773697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-40560710636036247292008-04-04T09:12:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:12:00.000-04:00to be a sensitive person put you in the condition ...to be a sensitive person put you in the condition to suffer much more than the average.. but it also make of you a very special woman.. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-84003199608475558572008-04-04T08:58:00.000-04:002008-04-04T08:58:00.000-04:00I call that kiss that Jordan offered to Gram a lov...I call that kiss that Jordan offered to Gram a love letter from God....<BR/><BR/>Hang in there, try to let go of the guilt....you are doing all you can.Christian and Lily's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907650985364910773noreply@blogger.com