There are some statements that simply are profoundly true. The following is such                                

a statement:                                                                                                                                                                        

“Mothers and Caregivers consistently give an amazing abundance of kindness

and love with no thought of reward or reciprocity”. 

Long ago, an unknown author told the tale of just such a woman:

“A caring woman was traveling in the mountains and found a precious stone in a               

stream she crossed.  The next day, she met another traveler who was hungry; so 

she opened her bag to share her food with him.                                

THE PRECIOUS STONE

The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the caring woman to give it

to him.  She did so without hesitation.  The traveler left, rejoicing in his good

fortune.  He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.

But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the caring woman....

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It has been said that the loveliest definition of a friend is “someone who knows

the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the                      

words.”                 

I believe the loveliest definition of a caregiver is “that special someone

 who hears and caringly responds to the song in their loved one’s heart

 even when the words can no longer be said.”         

 Such was the case of our special Café friend, Kathy Laurenhue, CEO and publisher

of  Wiser Now, who for ten years heard and caringly responded to the song in her

beloved mother’s heart even as Alzheimer’s disease advanced and silenced the

words.      

The Gifts Within

 For Kathy, being positive was the cornerstone of her hands-on caregiving ....
                                                                                                                                       

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