A month ago, I had an 81 yr old female patient, retired teacher who suffered from stroke. She is quite on the heavy side and couldn't talk coherently because of the cerebrovascular accident. She was subsequently admitted and was referred to a neurologist. During my first rounds, I started counseling the family already regarding long term care for their mom. When I had the chance to talk to her daughter, I told her that now is the best time to show her mom how much she had loved them and how she took care of them when they were young. To my surprise, the daughter answered ;" Im sorry Dra, hindi nya ako maaasahan diyan! (she cannot rely on me to do that) , lumaki ako sa katulong! (I grew up with my nanny)"....
Sometimes, we thought we did a great job raising our kids. We worked hard to give them the best education and the best life but we forget that a simple hug and daily time devoted for them is enough to make them remember how we love them so dearly.
