Love’s Embrace
Embrace has been truly that – a warm embrace when I need it to help me through the journey I am privileged to accompany my Mom on.
Like any good support group, we share knowledge and information and our personal stories, and remind ourselves and each other that we are not alone. I particularly appreciate the Tips o’the Day – what people have discovered works for them and their loved ones.
Sometimes I learn and get the support I need. Sometimes I am the one to share information and provide support. Often when I feel most in need of support, I find myself able to help someone else. And when I think I have something to share with the others, that is when someone else gives me the help I didn’t even know I needed.
What makes Embrace different from other support groups I have been involved in is the concept of “love.” This helps me to be more patient and respectful both to my Mom and to myself. I can be more gentle and understanding with her and more forgiving with myself. Even in the difficult times, I can see the sacred moments. That makes all the difference.
When I recently moved my Mom from independent living to a nursing home (bypassing the hope-for assisted living), hard as it as, what I learned from Embrace helped me to make the decisions with confidence and strength.
And I know that I can always count on Embrace and its members when all I need is just that good loving hug to get me through the next day.
— Mary P., Loving Daughter of Irene and founding and essential Embrace Member
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