Posted by Daisym on September 2, 2006, at 22:08:40
In reply to where I've been, posted by Shortelise on September 2, 2006, at 20:00:21
I'm glad you stopped in for an update but I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. Advice: Listen if she is talking. Ask her if she wants you to just hold her (his?) hand if she isn't talking, or if there is a preference for you to talk and tell stories. If you're not a good story teller, perhaps bring a book to read outloud. If she is religious, a book of prayers, if not, a book of poetry. When I've done hospice, one of my favorite books to read is Winnie the Pooh -- truely. There is something about the way the words hand together that is soothing and comforts the soul. Maybe because they are familiar?
The reason I was talking about you was because I was remembering your struggles to cut back and terminate with your therapist. I'm not in the termination vicinity but I've been struggling with how much I want my therapist to be there for me and problem solve. I was thinking about these really important people in our lives and how they feel like they've changed on us -- they feel less friendly and open and available to us.
So I was really glad to see that you had written that he is "kind and kinder" -- it made me smile and makes me feel good for you.
I'll say a prayer for you and your friend. Be well.
Daisy
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