Gene Fuss:  

I had the honor to care for both of my parents for their last five years. I was able to grant them their wish to live out their lives at home. Dad passed away at home in September 2017, and Mom joined him in heaven in November 2017. Our whole family was together to bid them farewell on their last day here on earth. Mom and Dad lived for one another. It brought me a lot of joy to see them kissing and exchanging I Love You's to the very end. A few people had advised me never to take care of my parents, that is too emotionally difficult to see them decline in health. I experienced it differently. I looked at it as love the person and treat the illness. I'm not saying it was easy. There were some very stressful times, because they found it difficult to accept they could no longer do many of the things they used to be able to do. I learned to not do for them anything thing they could do for themselves, even if they had to struggle sometimes to do it. They took pride in being able to do what they could. I was there to assist them when they asked for help and to watch out for their safety. I also learned how important it is to take care of yourself first, so you are emotionally there for them whenever you ar...Expand for more