Comments on: How Often Do We Think About Our Parents?

By: JANA

JANA — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:56:03 +0000

I won\’t do this to to my parents cause i love them so much….

By: CHAN LEE PENG

CHAN LEE PENG — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:02:46 +0000

Thank you, Darlene.

By: Darlene MCFarlane

Darlene MCFarlane — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:17:34 +0000

This is indeed a great job, Chan. I have known people who have institutionalized their parents and as time went on their visits became further and further apart until they stopped all together. It is a shame this happens. For the adult children they say their busy lives got in the way while other say it was too hard to see their parents old, frail and unable to function as before. It is not about us...it is about the parents who reared us, who cried with us and sat up nights when we were sick. My mom still lives in her own home at 75 years old. I speak to her as often as possible and see her every chance I get. I only have one mother who spent her whole adult life teaching me, taking care of me and my needs. My dad died 25 years ago and I don't think there is a day that goes by that I don't still think of him.

Thank you for writing this, Chan. Sometimes all someone needs is a reminder and if you have given that to just one person, your efforts were worth your time.

God bless.

By: CHAN LEE PENG

CHAN LEE PENG — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:20:27 +0000

Thank you, Judy.

By: Judy Sheldon-Walker

Judy Sheldon-Walker — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:05:40 +0000

Chan, you have done a beautiful job here, and you are so right. It is such a sad shame that the elderly are dumped in these homes, and some of these homes neglect and abuse them. If someone has no choice but to place their parents in a home, they need to take time to visit often and be certain their parents are receiving proper care. A nursing home should be the last resort.