Emma In Nursing Home: Rediscovering Old Age Contentment And Quiet Happiness
By Terry Nettle
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This is the colourful life story of 100-year-old Emma. The story of a grand old lady who has seen the many ups and downs of life, through adversity and prosperity, and through the many family events of love, joy, success, sadness, disagreements, disputes and unhappiness. It has all the elements of a Greek tragedy as well as all the elements of a British comedy and Italian opera. It encapsulates human idiosyncrasy, human discontent, emotional baggage, and all the dark thoughts of growing old in the modern world.
Her remarkable long life is punctuated by many sombre, funny, heart-breaking, heart-warming and even hilarious stories. It includes the impact of good and bad personal habits, the corrupting effects of a new prosperous life, the development of a self-indulgent lifestyle, the challenge of living in a multi-generational household, and the need for different modes of accommodation at different stages of life. A number of fateful events altered the lives of her family and caused Emma to be disgruntled living in her son's home. She then decided to live separately in a home of her own, but this also has its upsides and downsides and many disturbing and hilarious consequences.
Old Emma's toilet habit became quite obsessive and verging on nocturia. Her occasional bouts of delirium is a typical old age issue. Other health issues include deteriorating hearing and signs of early dementia.
With her declining health status and mobility, the most difficult decision to be made was to consider the option of a nursing home for Emma. There were many arguments within the family concerning the pros and cons of own home versus nursing home. But the eventual decision was in favour of the nursing home. This has been carefully planned and achieved, and has led to a new phase of life of order and contentment for Emma who has happily embraced it. Her family was delighted that she adjusted to her more regimented and orderly new lifestyle happily, and was enjoying all the professional care, services and benefits of the nursing home. Centenarian Emma is really growing old gracefully!
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Emma In Nursing Home - Terry Nettle
Foreword
Think Young Think Old
If you are young:
Think of all the time you have to better yourselves,
Think of all the opportunities you have to learn and to grow,
Think of all the interesting relationships and partnerships you will make,
And think of all the old people and all the disadvantaged people, who can be helped by your youthful energy..
IF YOU ARE OLD:
Think of all the interesting experiences you have had,
Think of all the new experiences that are yet to come your way,
Think of the advantage of leaving all the youthful angst and anxieties behind you,
And think of how you can help all the clueless, or restless, or fearless young to learn and grow..
IF YOU ARE OLD AND depressed:
Think of how you can make the best of your time,
in getting more healthy,
in getting more mindful,
in becoming more gracious and less grouchy,
in becoming more laid-back and less fussy,
and to become more energized in mind, body and soul..
IF, HOWEVER, YOU ARE old and disabled:
Do not despair.
The world is not devoid of kindness, compassion and charity.
Think of old age as a more settled time of your life,
Think of old age as a time to relax and meditate, and read and write.
And think of the many more miles of unexplored country roads you can still travel; with a walking cane, with a walking frame, and on a wheelchair; to breathe the fresh air, to feel the gentle breeze, and to smell the wild flowers by the roadside..
ABOVE