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I'll Be the Water: A Story of a Grandparent's Love
by Alec Aspinwall
I'm in my late 50s. My friend, Kathy, just flew home because her family told her "it's time" for her father, and she needs to come say her goodbyes. Another friend of ours, also a Kathy, when she heard the news, said, "I think we are at that stage in our lives". She's right, and it's killing me to think about losing my parents, and my children losing their grandparents, as something expected.
I don't want it to be so. I don't want my parents to be "gettin' better at" getting old, like Joshua's grandfather in [b:I'll Be the Water: A Story of Loss, Grief, and a Grandparent's Love|52639914|I'll Be the Water A Story of Loss, Grief, and a Grandparent's Love|Alec Aspinwall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571122251l/52639914._SX50_.jpg|73684273]. I've known for as long as I can remember that I'm likely to outlive them, but it still hurts to see my dad walk so much slower, and my mom forgetting basic stuff.
This book helps, without all the religious speculation that only frustrates many people. I am sending a copy to my friend Kathy who's saying goodbye to her father tonight, and also to my other friend Kathy, who already lost both her parents. Maybe it will bring them some comfort. Me, I'm sitting here bawling like a baby, but that's okay.
I don't want it to be so. I don't want my parents to be "gettin' better at" getting old, like Joshua's grandfather in [b:I'll Be the Water: A Story of Loss, Grief, and a Grandparent's Love|52639914|I'll Be the Water A Story of Loss, Grief, and a Grandparent's Love|Alec Aspinwall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1571122251l/52639914._SX50_.jpg|73684273]. I've known for as long as I can remember that I'm likely to outlive them, but it still hurts to see my dad walk so much slower, and my mom forgetting basic stuff.
This book helps, without all the religious speculation that only frustrates many people. I am sending a copy to my friend Kathy who's saying goodbye to her father tonight, and also to my other friend Kathy, who already lost both her parents. Maybe it will bring them some comfort. Me, I'm sitting here bawling like a baby, but that's okay.