I was talking to my colleagues today about the Korean Halloween stampede.
That morning at 3am, I was awoken by the notification in my news app. I read the news. 56 people died in the Halloween party in Korean. I could not sleep well that night. When I awoke in the day, the death toll continued. For three days, I could not sleep well. Though it happened in in foreign land, it impacted me.
I cannot imagine the senseless death of these young lives. As a parent of teenagers, I am heartbroken. Young lives with great potential and future snuffed out.
Tonight over dinner, my husband shared about the sudden passing of his cousin after a fall. He leaves behind his wife, 4 children and his elderly parents. I cannot imagine the pain the family is feeling right now.
I am grateful that my mother who has mild to moderate dementia could still understand our conversations.
I told my mom that it is also possible for me to pass on before her and it is my desire that my husband and children would continue to care for her. I hope that my mother will be assured.
If today was our last on earth, how differently will we live it? What would be doing? I am sure we would seize every moment to say I love you, to forgive and to reconcile.
Let us not be too busy in this caregiving to engage in deep conversations, hopefully, our loved ones will understand and be assured of our love for them. Keep thriving.
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