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Perspective
Feb. 4th, 2025 06:32 pmIt's easy for many of us to feel we've had a rough life and many times, it is a fully justified sentiment.
So today, we met a new hospice patient - the sweetest and most gracious gal you'd ever want to meet. We began to delve into her history and it turns out she and her siblings were simply abandoned by the parents. She was five, had two 14 month old twin sisters, a seven year old brother and a fourteen year old sister still at home. Her father left first after divorce and moved to northern Ohio to work in a manufacturing plant. Her mother then hooked up with another guy, got pregnant and simply left the children on the farm to fend for themselves. She told us about finding garden remnants such as old potatoes to eat as well as a "wonderful" peach tree. They lived on the farm for five months until the state discovered them living alone. Subsequently, they were spilt up. She and her brother lived with their grandmother. The young twins were ultimately adopted by a much older sibling that had previously left home.
Now, she is faced with an end-of-life situation and still is kind, animated and appreciative. It is so amazing, even at my age, how much there is to learn about life.
So today, we met a new hospice patient - the sweetest and most gracious gal you'd ever want to meet. We began to delve into her history and it turns out she and her siblings were simply abandoned by the parents. She was five, had two 14 month old twin sisters, a seven year old brother and a fourteen year old sister still at home. Her father left first after divorce and moved to northern Ohio to work in a manufacturing plant. Her mother then hooked up with another guy, got pregnant and simply left the children on the farm to fend for themselves. She told us about finding garden remnants such as old potatoes to eat as well as a "wonderful" peach tree. They lived on the farm for five months until the state discovered them living alone. Subsequently, they were spilt up. She and her brother lived with their grandmother. The young twins were ultimately adopted by a much older sibling that had previously left home.
Now, she is faced with an end-of-life situation and still is kind, animated and appreciative. It is so amazing, even at my age, how much there is to learn about life.
