Thankful Thursday – Josh and his Grandma
Today is Thankful Thursday and this is one of the hardest topics for me to write about. I’m thankful for so many different things that it’s hard to decide what to share with you. LOL
Today I’m going to share my son Josh with you. Josh is a caring and compassionate young man. The reason I’m sharing him with you is because we recently had to place my grandma in a nursing home. This has been very hard on Josh because he’s helped my mom, my aunt, my sister, and I care for her for the last several years. They have become really close and he loves to help her with anything she may need.
Grandma has Alzeheimer’s and it’s slowly getting worse. Even though she doesn’t remember Josh at times, she still knows he’s there for her and she knows he cares very much for her. Putting grandma into a nursing home was a VERY hard decision for my mom to make and while it was one that wasn’t taken lightly, it was something that had to be done. Since this is so hard on Josh we make sure he gets out there regularly to see her.
He continually asks how she’s doing and if she’s getting the care she needs. I remember shortly after she was taken to the nursing home Josh was trying to deal with it, but he had one thought that continually would come to his mind. Would she be ok and was she ok if she fell? You see she’s a fall risk, so that was a concern to Josh. He was worried that the people at the nursing home wouldn’t be there if she fell. He was also worried if she did fall would she be too far away from the hospital.
I’m so thankful for Josh’s heart and the feelings he has for his grandma. It melts my heart to see them together and I love how he cares so much for her. He’s turning into a caring young man and I’ll tell you when he’s an adult he’s going to break some hearts for sure. Love you Josh!!
January 24th, 2013 at 10:33 pm
As the “mom” who had to make that decision, I too am very thankful for the love and care Josh has shown toward his great grandma. We couldn’t have done all we did without your help Josh, and your great grandma will always love you for it, as will great grandpa. He speaks about all you do often. You have warmed the hearts of many with your caring ways. You are a wonderful grandson to me. I love you, Gma