In bringing Christmas to Al I have spent a lot of time in his room today since he is home. Pulling out boxes and bags, looking for Coca Cola Christmas items. He was so engrossed with what I was bringing out the tears stopped.
When I first started bringing him things he cried. Each new piece, brought more tears. Then I started pulling out items he has not seen since he has been home from the Nursing Home. The tears slowed. I decorated his room with greenery and before the afternoon was over I had completely transformed his room into Christmas. Reds and Christmas music floated around him.
Holiday Snoopy, Charlie Brown stuffed animal that plays Merry Christmas, a musical globe with the traditional Christmas colors all lightened his spirit. I told him that since he didn’t think he would be here for Christmas I was going to prove to him that he was here for Christmas by bringing it to him.
Mickey Mouse is playing his horn. The ramp I push Al down in the mornings and afternoons are all decorated with silver tinsel and red bows. I found Christmas music on U Tube and our house has turned from death to gaiety.
It is sort of odd. The house is quiet from family and kids and yet there is a peace that is flowing through our house as Al smiled at me as he looks at his collections of red, greens and sparkles in his room with music playing softly in the background. It is truly Christmas inside our house and Al isn’t missing a thing.
Whenever someone asks my husband how he is today he always answers with the same response. “Why, everyday is just like Christmas.”
Why not?
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I wish Al would say this. When ever anyone ask him how he is, he says fine even though he is in pain
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How wonderful, to go through all these lovely things.:-)
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thanks Ute!
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That’s beautiful. 🙂
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thanks Suziones
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You are a wonderful person. Bringing Christmas to others is why we’re here and we’re supposed to do that everyday of the year. God bless you both.
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thank you very much Jen
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You are a truly wonderful person, Terry
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Oh thank you Alastair!
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🙂
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You’ve put in such a lot of effort – lovely.
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thank you so much Elaine!
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Awesome Terry!
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thanks so much my dear friend
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What a very lovely gift for Al, and for those of us with whom you have shared.
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thanks Mona, our house looks like Christmas today for real!!!
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Terry, you’re the best sibling a person could ever have…..tell your brother “Merry Christmas”! And, I think it would be great to ask all your friends and family to send him Christmas cards. Giving him something to do and look forward to.
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that is a very nice idea. thank you Kathy and thank you for a nice comment
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Wonderful! Christmas is a place in your heart not in the calendar! Love it! may the spirit of Christmas continue to give you peace all this season, love, Solveig
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thank you Solveig
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Thank you for bringing Christmas to him. I wish I had thought of that the last few months of my mom’s life. Please tell al that there are people that love and care about him. Even though they have never met him. Do you have Christmas cards from years ago to display? That may make it feel even more like Christmas. If not I’m sure you can ask for early Christmas cards. We all need to keep the spirit.
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No we don’t have any Christmas cards from earlier times, but it would be a nice idea. thanks so much my friend for the idea
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My mom always saved the ones she liked. I started doing it, its nice to collect Christmas cards.
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Hallelujah! And Merry Christmas to you and Al. He is very blessed to have you, Terry, and I can see that you are blessed to have your brother in your life too. 🙂
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good morning Chery. I try hard to make his life easier or calmer. I fail often but sometimes I do a good job. Thanks my friend
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I think you are doing a loving, wonderful thing for your brother.
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thank you so much. Sometimes I wonder if I am doing too much and other times I think oh I am not doing enough. Crazy thoughts from a crazy woman. LOL
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Wonderful Terry! Merry Christmas to you and Al!
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thank you so much Cate! Nice to see you!!!
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nice to be seen……so busy with grand child and another due any day!
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congratulations!!!
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Glad that Al smiles at you 🙂
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