Here I Am!

I walk into Mom’s room at her nursing home, and she says, “Here I am!” So, I asked her, “Mom, after 92 years on Earth, what do you have to say about being here?” She replied, “Thank you.” With dementia, Mom’s long-term memory is very much in tack. But she does not remember me coming to see her each day. EVERY day she thanks me for visiting, for helping her and for reminding her of who she is. “Thank you, thank you, thank you” she says. Over and over again. I am practicing now to follow her example. I want to build that grateful “muscle” so that when my mind is not as sharp, I will do it without even thinking about it. Like Mom, it will be a natural part of who I am. A grateful person. Thank you, Mom, for continuing to lead by example. I love you, Jo