As a Baby Boomer, we are often put in a position of caring for our elderly parents at a time when we ourselves are trying to wind down our own lives. It's not always easy to watch a parent grow increasingly ill, so fragile and then to pass away, but nonetheless reality.
Dealing with the parent that is left behind is another matter. We aren't handed out a manual that tells us what to say, how to comfort, or make things better during the mourning period. We only act from the heart and hope that it is enough.
It is extremely important to allow ourselves to experience the grief and not push it away or try to hide it. Mourning is part of the healing process. Everyone must go through the process in their own way...not to be hurried or ignored. We must find our way.
The most important factor in this equation is that of acceptance. Accepting that in time our heart will heal and the hurt will subside. The pain will simply run its course and one day blend itself into our everyday living. The person lost is not forgotten. We simply reach that plateau called peace.
Be patient with yourself, celebrate your life and smile each and everyday! I know what I say to be true and can help. My mother passed away a few weeks ago.
Janet
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