After a meeting with the staff at the nursing facility where my mother resides, we all came to the agreement that it was time to call Hospice. The signs are there and the extra help provided would be the best thing for her and for us.
As I walked out into the blaring sun's rays I slipped on a pair of turquoise blue sunglasses. Unheeded tears could fall. I am not ashamed of the tears or even surprised by their intensity, but I wanted to hide behind something.