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The farewell gift: A hospice volunteer helps a son say goodbye

HopeHealth

In his father’s final days, a son made an unexpected connection with a hospice volunteer. The post The farewell gift: A hospice volunteer helps a son say goodbye appeared first on HopeHealth. Their conversation left a lifelong impact.

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My Beloved Sons

Elaine Mansfield

For other posts about life with my sons see Grief Rituals Keep Our Family Love Alive. We were also able to give our sons the gift of spending time with the Dalai Lama when they were just little guys in 1979. The post My Beloved Sons appeared first on Elaine Mansfield.

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The Amazing Alpine Andy: dad takes on five-mountain-challenge in memory of his son

Together for Short Lives

In what would have been his son’s sixth birthday month, Andy, from The Wirral, will be a few thousand metres above us in an epic fundraising challenge in memory of his little boy Charlie. The post The Amazing Alpine Andy: dad takes on five-mountain-challenge in memory of his son appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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Palace of Care – Fathers and Sons 1

Palliverse

His son was on his way from overseas. He wanted to see his son. His son was already on the plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. His son was already on the plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. I wasn’t sure if the son would make it in time to see his father. The family in the room wanted him to hold on.

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Palace of Care – Fathers and Sons 2

Palliverse

The family was informed of this change, his son knew exactly what this would mean. His son was glad that Dad had been admitted, and that the family’s distress had been relieved. The son came in again to have an important conversation with him. Every day his son would check in with him. “It’s pretty s**t.

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Palace of Care – Fathers and Sons 3

Palliverse

The son came in every day and saw his father melting away. The son was on the other side of town when the call came through. At the start of the admission, over a week ago, they had been told there might only be days left. Dad kept on proving them wrong. He would still rouse to their voices but had become too weak to talk.

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Carried To Safety When Vertigo Knocked Me Down

Elaine Mansfield

Anthony getting ready to play “I want to hear Anthony play music, too,” I say to my son David who is visiting from North Carolina. I love that both my adult sons are here with a few friends. I remember carrying our sons to bed, but no one has carried me like this since I was a child. I cling to his neck and shoulders.