Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Anthony & Lindsay's Visit






Well, my November was great!!! How about yours???? This week Anthony & Lindsay spent an extended weekend with David and I and we had a wonderful time celebrating Anthony's birthday, Christmas and just being together. We spent a day in town on River Street where we ate at Tubby's Tank House, binged on sweets from the Savannah Candy Store and just plain enjoyed walking around while Santa Clause made his holiday debut on the River Boat Queen.

The time went by so quickly...I only wish I could suspend time when they come to visit. They are getting older by the minute, and time seems to slip away so quickly when they are in Savannah visiting. Well, until next time kids...I love you tons!!!!
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It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship, is over--and let it go.

It involves a sense of the future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving on, rather than out.

"Ellen Goodman"


Sharing the End of Life:


Sharing the wonder and the terror of witnessing our child’s final days of life is a very extraordinary and intimate experience. There is no other path so devastatingly sacred or painfully traveled as this. It is my belief that no other experience in life can make us question the validity of our Heavenly Father’s genuine assurance of comfort like having to trust and lay our child in Christ’s heavenly arms.

With the loss of a child come long days and difficult frightening nights. The loss of a child’s laughter resonates all around us making the absence of their presence huge! It is essential to recognize that the stillness of their absence attests to the true intimacy experienced between child and parent.

Let me share with you the silence of your pain and let me offer you my support. In the end of life what matters and makes a difference is, taking the time to slow down, to hold a hand, to give support, to just be and to share the silence.

"We experience intimacy not by sharing words, but by sharing the silence."

Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen

Just Be


Be yourself and relate person to person.
Be ready to listen again and again.
Be respectful.
Be aware of feelings and non-verbal cues.
Be present.
Be comfortable with silence.
Be human.
Be genuine.
Most of all--Be there.

Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS