Generation Dances: A Caregiver's Journey
I wrote the story of our journey because I know others will face caring for fading family elders. Whatever the past history of a caregiver it will surface for resolution during such service. This can offer a wonderful opportunity to integrate life experience but must be freely chosen as the task is difficult. Without humor, without laughter, it would be impossible. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and use this training to reflect upon my own experience. I hope this book can be a companion to others whose lives spread before them as they care for the dying.
Mary Donovan Moeller, D.Min., LMFT
ISBN:1424138744
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marydono@marydonovanmoeller.com
Playing ping-pong ball with ideas has long been important to me. I believe greater family and world peace depend upon this ability. It requires a recognition of differences similar to recognizing our motions are relative to the speed of light.
There are many topics for conversation found within the pages of Generation Dances. I placed my email address above as an indication that I am willing to discuss any of these ideas with anyone. I could weep that so often persons can only present positive comments and would reject rather than discuss thoughts they consider negative. For me there is nothing negative when it comes to ideas any more than there exists a bad child.
A few suggestions for discussion:
What is your philosophy about the care of the dying? What do you want for yourself when you face death? Can you discuss this with family? Could you write it down?
Could you tell your children the honest story of your life? Do you believe reality is healing or that it should be adorned or buried?
Is it important to marriage, however it is defined by any unique couple, to share a common value system and interest in the welfare of community?
What is necessary for the peaceful resolution of our lives in relationship to the elders we knew throughout our childhoods? Do you believe such resolution is important to our emotional and spiritual growth?
In Massachusetts
Summerhouse 
Oldest Grandchild with Bill
Colorado
Building Summerhouse 1965
This was a family project with Bill, his parents, our oldest son and I all doing our parts, even if I do look like a sea-sick New Yorker.
© Mary Donovan Moeller
( Any material used from Journeys and Conversations should be acknowledged.)
marydono@marydonovanmoeller.com
03/05/07 |