Perhaps your Mom will move through her fear in her own way and time.

The response of  family, friends, colleagues, and community during severe
illness and approaching death sharpens the coda comprising  human behavior
and mystery.

Betty?  Just what were and are your expectations?



----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty Alfred" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Online "get well card" for my Mom


> ... at least she will know that a lot of people care about her.>

>She has a couple of friends of 40 or so years who call periodically..
>But the people she has done the most for in this area never call or visit.
>
> This so mirrors my own experience with people after I became disabled.  I
> hate to see this happen to her.  I just didn't think it would happen with
the
> geriatric set, to be honest.  I don't know why I thought that.