STRONG WILLED

“Betty”, ninety-five years old, was admitted to hospice secondary to lung disease.  Betty has been in excellent health her entire life until about six months ago when she started to slowly decline.  She experienced moments of being short of breath.  In addition, she became weaker which resulted into several falls.  Betty lives in an Assisted Living Facility which offers someone checking in on her every two hours.  Being strong willed, as stated by her daughter, “Brenda”, Betty doesn’t want staff checking in on her 

Betty has had a full and amazing life.  Being a dancer and opera singer, allowed her and her family to travel all over the world.  When her nine-year old son died in a car accident, Betty kept her control, by learning how to cope and how to live with such a major loss.  

When Betty faces any challenge in her life, she finds a way to cope with it her way.  She is very realistic about life and always looks deeply into each situation to see what direction she would need to take 

One can so feel the love between Betty and her daughter.  Brenda surely does have her mother’s DNA as she too, is realistic and looks at life events in a very practical way.  She, like Mom, wants to be prepared for what may be coming.  A beautiful family for sure.  I wish them well.

STRONG WILLED 

 

She’s lived ninety-five great years;

always direct with what she wants.

Doing things habitually her way;

with love and generosity in her heart.

 

She was an artist, a dancer, an opera singer.

She drove hard to get things right.

Her son’s death at age nine stopped her cold.

It was then, she learned how to truly let go.

 

Her spiritual beliefs strongly changed

after her son’s death in the car accident.

She was raised a strong Catholic, but now

“My church is in my heart.

                    God is with me all the day”.

 

Six months ago, she started to decline.

There were times she became so short of breath.

She started to use oxygen for the first time.

She is now sleeping more and eating less.

 

“My mother has always been strong willed.

She wants to be right up front and in charge.

She now strongly states, ‘It’s my time.

I’m ready to go to the other side of the mountain.’

 

She is learning to let go; to follow her path

as she spiritually knows her time is near.

She’s taken control by accepting it all.

She is so ready to gracefully;

                    to intuitively; fly away.