Carolyn, Rant away. We will rant with you. We took care of my mother in our home for 20 years until she died at aged 89 years. We don't regret one moment. We just hope our children will extend us the same courtesy if we live that long, but probably won't. It is a sad commentary on life of today. Taking Judea/Christian beliefs from our society is the reason for the decline in lack of respect for life of all ages! Society actually thinks more about animals then humans. Back to the Bible is what we need. Gloria and Russell ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Good for you Gloria and Russell! I read these messages all the time and don't respond but continue to enjoy the family lines discussed. This one is too important not to respond to! Values.......gone way downhill. I remember when my grandparents took care of great grandparents. I plan to do the same for my parents and in laws and hope my children feel the same way. I'm a retired nurse and always believed there was something wrong with our culture for shutting our elderly relatives away in nursing homes. I plan to use my nursing skills and care for parents and strongly believe that's why God gave me the desire to be a nurse in the first place. My husband and I plan for the day when we have to alter our home to accommodate our aging parents. Back to the Bible for sure!!!! Patricia Ginalick -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Not genealogy... rant about "support systems" Carolyn, Rant away. We will rant with you. We took care of my mother in our home for 20 years until she died at aged 89 years. We don't regret one moment. We just hope our children will extend us the same courtesy if we live that long, but probably won't. It is a sad commentary on life of today. Taking Judea/Christian beliefs from our society is the reason for the decline in lack of respect for life of all ages! Society actually thinks more about animals then humans. Back to the Bible is what we need. Gloria and Russell ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I cannot Fathom the idea of my mother wasting away in a nursing home and I only hope that I do have the privilege of taking care of her in her later years. I am only 36 but I do believe that a family must help take care of their own. What else is a family for? Do our parents not take care of us for 20 plus years and then they also in small ways here and there help us out throughout our adult lives. If we throw our old into nusing homes and such, what are we teaching our children? We are teaching them that family is disposable, not something to cherish and learn from Tracy Staadt [email protected] wrote: Carolyn, Rant away. We will rant with you. We took care of my mother in our home for 20 years until she died at aged 89 years. We don't regret one moment. We just hope our children will extend us the same courtesy if we live that long, but probably won't. It is a sad commentary on life of today. Taking Judea/Christian beliefs from our society is the reason for the decline in lack of respect for life of all ages! Society actually thinks more about animals then humans. Back to the Bible is what we need. Gloria and Russell ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.

My 84 yr old mom stayed with me with she broke her arms two different times. And I would do it all over again. But you have to realize that in some situations, an elderly person needs medical care that you and your family can't provide. Those are the times they have to be put in assisted living care.