I nearly cried today at a tender scene

Such a very sad and touching tale Primrose, brought tears to my eyes too. We never know what's around the corner for any of us.

Ohh this is emotional, but what a truly wonderful show of true love

My daughter had to take her toddler to a hospital eye clinic. She said many of the children there were blind and each one held on to their parent’s clothes the whole time so as not to lose them in a strange place. This made my daughter cry. How monumentally different life was for those little children.

How upsetting for the poor man. My 103 year old mother is in a care home. It’s a dementia unit and up until a couple of months ago she was very aware of everything. Not quite so much now but what I find upsetting when I visit her is the other residents who don’t get visitors. I sit and chat with them one msn last week became very happy when I asked him his favourite band from the sixties he reeled off all the names. Sadly when there’s a lacking of stimulation they become worse. It is a dreadful disease Alzheimer’s/Dementia and very upsetting.

I can’t hold mine back, the thread is making me feel very sniffly 🥲

I'm holding back tears reading this as I think I'm heading towards this scenario with my husband, who has dementia. At the moment we are managing at home and I hope that will continue but it's a struggle at times. 😢

Please spare a thought for all our Nurses and Doctors who have to face this many times every working day. I takes its toll on them all.

That scene would have made me cry too.
I often think of my mum, who spent her last year in a care home. She didn’t have dementia, she was just wearing out. She was 94. I wish that I could go back and somehow make that last year better for her. The old man will probably think that too. At least I have my husband, the poor old man went home alone.

We none of us know the back story of those we pass in the street which is why its important to nod and smile as we pass by.

This has made me cry too and resonates of my dear mum’s dementia journey and my wonderful dads love, care and devotion to her. I wish I’d realised more at the time how awful his life must have been. He was forever the optimist and never ever complained about how challenging life was for them. Miss them dearly.

Apologies that should have read grandson.

Not at all crazyH . These are things that happen in our lives. When our nephew died (he would most likely have survived today with the wonderful advances) we all vowed never to complain again but of course we did. Your nephew's degree matters.

crazyH

Heartbreaking - I’ll be thinking of this all night especially the little girl in Christie’s and her poor mother . Shame on me for worrying about my grandson failing his Degree.

Don’t beat yourself up CrazyH.

We are all wrapped up in things that we think matter so much, and only realise how insignificant they are when something comes along and stops us short.

Heartbreaking - I’ll be thinking of this all night especially the little girl in Christie’s and her poor mother . Shame on me for worrying about my grandson failing his Degree.

I was talking to a lady who used to work in a childrens’ hospital a couple of days ago. She left because she couldn’t take it any more. Quite understandable, so sad seeing these very young people and their suffering.

Sad indeed. When I visited my young nephew in the children's cancer ward some years ago, I saw sights I never in a million years thought I would see. I went every day. Little ones of all ages with bald heads hooked up to machines they were dragging behind them. When my DH was undergoing his treatment he would say 'This is nothing compared to what our nephew went through'.

Urms (( 💐 ))

We were at the Christie hospital yesterday and as we walked along one of the corridors a gurney was coming toward us pushed by a porter, accompanied by a paediatric nurse. On it was a little child about maybe six years old with a bald head and a huge bandage covering an eye. Another nurse followed behind, with mum who was crying into a balled up tissue.

“We think we are going through a tough time” said Himself “that little mite should have all her life in front of her”.

Quietly the tears rolled down my cheeks as we passed by as, in all honesty, I cried for both of them.

Oh Primrose you've made me cry.

I'm blinking back tears now too.
(I'm sorry it unintentionally rekindled a sad day for you Primrose💐)

Now I’m choked up too Primrose53 😔
So many sad scenarios playing out in hospitals every day.