Come And Visit Letter

[princess 0]

What happened to the come and visit letter written in Ann Landers or Dear Abby a few years back Please Post again. I would like to send it to the editor of the News Paper here. Thanks :-)

[gina 2]

Hi Princess,

I looked in my files today and I found this one.

I think its what u want..

 

Come Visit

You say that you can't do anything.

Can you read? Good. Read to me.

My eyes aren't what they used to be.

Can you write? Good. Write a letter or card for me.

My hands are shaky.

Can you sing? Good. Help me with the words

and I'll sing along.

Can you tell me about your job? I was a nurse once, myself.

Can you listen? Wonderful! I'm starved for conversation.

Can you make a sponge cake or zucchini bread or angel

biscuits or fudge? They aren't on the nursing home menu,

but I remember how good they were and

I would love to taste them again.

Do you play checkers or dominoes or rummy? Fine, so do I.

But there is never anyone who has the time.

They are understaffed around here, you know.

Do you play the violin or the flute or the piano? My hearing is

poor, but I can hear any kind of music.

Even if I fall asleep, you'll know I enjoyed it.

Once we were somebody, just like you. We were farmers,

and farmer's wives, teachers, nurses, beauticians,

stockbrokers, electricians, bankers and sheriffs,

and maybe a few outlaws, too.

We're not all senile - just old

and needing more attention than our families

can give us. This home, whatever its name,

is "home" to us, and you're an invited guest. Please come.

The welcome mat is always out - not just on Thanksgiving.

I

hope you keep this and read it again in

January, February, and every other month of the year. We'll

still be here and our needs will be the same.

[Pennie 26]

Hey Princess,

Gina posted the Come & Visit I beleive you are asking about. It was posted on the board Oct 30, 2004. This was printed Sat, July 18, 1987 by Dear Abby

You can get to anything that far back by going to the bottom of the page and you will see a place for you to search. Search back can be 30, 60, 90 or to the beginning.

 

Also here is another good one:

Time for memory test, reality check

By: Marsha Kay Seff

http://eldercare.uniontrib.com/news/marsha..._memorytest.cfm

 

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears, does it make a sound? Even so, he seldom remembered the outings.

Like everything else, they seemed to float through his brain like cotton candy.

 

So I thought a lot about trees – and babies. The first few years of a baby's life are said to be the most important. You give

them everything you have, while they enjoy the moments.

 

Yet, they don't remember, at least consciously, the times you cherish, from wiping their tiny tushies to taking them to the

beach. They don't remember the happiness and love with their brains, but I'm certain they remember with their hearts.

 

The same must be true of our parents. Even if they didn't recall a Thanksgiving when we knocked ourselves out to see them

smile, I bet they feel our love and hold fast to it during their final days. They might not be able to name us, but I bet, deep

within, they know us.

 

Meanwhile, we still know them. And if we give them our all, we'll have fewer regrets when they're gone. We won't feel guilty

about what we didn't do to help them enjoy the moments. For the moments there were – we remember.