DEAR GOD,
HELP ME LET MY FAMILY KNOW,
I AM STILL LIVING.
MY LIFE IS MY LIFE.
MY CHOICES ARE MY CHOICES.
PLEASE RESPECT THAT.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH BUT IT IS ME.
I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IT IS WITH ME.
I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO ADJUST.
THE DOCTORS SAID,
" THIS IS NOT THE END.
I CAN LIVE ALONE.
I MIGHT DRIVE AGAIN. LIKELY NOT, BUT DON'T COUNT ME OUT.
MY CHOICES ARE MY CHOICES.
EVERYTHING HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED.
I MAY BE EXHAUSTED RIGHT NOW AND NEED TO REST,
BUT WHEN I AM RESTED,
I AM MY OLD SELF.
IF I HOARD THINGS LET ME HOARD.
I NEED TO WORK THAT OUT.
IF I KEEP THINGS YOU WOULD NOT
IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE A PLAN.
YOUR PLANS DO NOT CHANGE IMMEDIATELY,
WHEN YOU GET A DEATH SENTENCE.
I HAVE TO COME TO
TERMS
AND
DECISIONS.
GET PERMISSION BEFORE YOU TAKE OVER.
I DO HAVE DESIRES AND NEEDS
THAT NEED TO BE HONORED.
I WILL RUN THIS SHOW ABOUT MY LIFE.
WHEN I CAN'T
THEN YOU WILL BE GIVEN
POWER OF ATTORNEY
AND
THEN YOU CAN MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
RIGHT NOW THESE DECISIONS ARE A PART OF MY LIVING.
I NEED THAT TO SURVIVE.
HELP ME LET MY FAMILY KNOW,
I AM STILL LIVING.
MY LIFE IS MY LIFE.
MY CHOICES ARE MY CHOICES.
PLEASE RESPECT THAT.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH BUT IT IS ME.
I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IT IS WITH ME.
I HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO ADJUST.
THE DOCTORS SAID,
" THIS IS NOT THE END.
I CAN LIVE ALONE.
I MIGHT DRIVE AGAIN. LIKELY NOT, BUT DON'T COUNT ME OUT.
MY CHOICES ARE MY CHOICES.
EVERYTHING HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED.
I MAY BE EXHAUSTED RIGHT NOW AND NEED TO REST,
BUT WHEN I AM RESTED,
I AM MY OLD SELF.
IF I HOARD THINGS LET ME HOARD.
I NEED TO WORK THAT OUT.
IF I KEEP THINGS YOU WOULD NOT
IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE A PLAN.
YOUR PLANS DO NOT CHANGE IMMEDIATELY,
WHEN YOU GET A DEATH SENTENCE.
I HAVE TO COME TO
TERMS
AND
DECISIONS.
GET PERMISSION BEFORE YOU TAKE OVER.
I DO HAVE DESIRES AND NEEDS
THAT NEED TO BE HONORED.
I WILL RUN THIS SHOW ABOUT MY LIFE.
WHEN I CAN'T
THEN YOU WILL BE GIVEN
POWER OF ATTORNEY
AND
THEN YOU CAN MAKE THESE DECISIONS.
RIGHT NOW THESE DECISIONS ARE A PART OF MY LIVING.
I NEED THAT TO SURVIVE.
I certainly trust your choices and I am so thankful that the ALS Clinic physicians said you do not have dementia. You are now a morning person and I am a night person. I am grateful that you are still you and you can make choices. Let me help whenever I can. Minny and I will always have a tender heart for you and all your things. We love you more than all the stars in sky. Your home will be your home for many more years. We will word together to get your plans completed. I love you always...Sis...Barbara
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