Saturday, August 11, 2012

to my readers

I was just looking over the statistics for my blog, and I was pretty gratified to see that someone is actually reading my posts now and then.  But I am a little surprised that no one every writes back!

That's ok, because I mainly write for myself, I started this when my brother was in medical crisis (he's not anymore) and it was, andis, very therapeutic for me to just get my feelings out.  When I am upset about something in relationship to my brother, it makes me feel better just to get it on paper.

I also feel it's a good way to document that relationship with the nursing home, in case there is ever some legal issue that arises. 

I'm writing this particular post because I know that at siblings conferences this blog is sometimes mentioned.  I just wanted to invite more people to blog about their experiences, both for themselves and for others, too.

I know this sounds pretty morbid, but I am happy there is a written record of this experience that either I and/or my family members will have to remember my brother by.  It's a human life, and it's important to document the experience.

My brother has had a very hard life, and he doesn't complain much.  It doesn't take much to make him happy.  I just want people to know that.

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