When I was young, I remember helping my mother pack fragile items in boxes to be shipped to family and friends through the mail. We carefully wrapped those delicate treasures in layers of newspapers and sent them on their way.
Much later, bubble wrap was invented which provided a more secure way of sending our precious things.
Multiple layers of bubble wrap around a single item is practically guaranteed to prevent it from damage.
Too bad we can’t bubble wrap our precious dear friends to protect them from the damages that the progression of dementia will bring. It’s sad that there’s so much protection for “things” but not for “people.”
Then I remembered the old packaging slogan from years ago, “Fragile: Handle with Care” which still remains in use today.
As Lady-Links, we realize that our dear friends are fragile in many ways, especially with their emotions and their cognitive abilities. We make every effort to show love, kindness and compassion to each dear friend while we visit her.
In other words, we “handle with care” these fragile, treasured friendships by looking for ways to encourage and inspire our dear friends by what we say and what we do.
The result is that we’ve found these small acts of caring have the potential to turn lives around even if it is just for a little while.
Although bubble wrap is a great invention for protecting breakable gifts, the Lady-Links know that handling their dear friends with loving care provides the best possible protection until a cure for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia can be found.
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