When I first read John's weekend assignment all I could do is think "worse advice"? Now I know that something may have came right to everyone but nothing jumped at me. I am not saying that I have never been given, or gave any bad advice but I just can't think of anything right now.
I start reading everyone's journals and whoa there has been some really bad advice given and taken out there! I just feel for some of you!
John over at Sharing wants us to fess up to 10 regrets in our life. Sorry but I just can't do that either. Oh, I have a couple regrets but they are nothing that I want to share. Sorry again.
But I do have 1 regret that I will share. And in sharing it I hope it will become some of the BEST advice you have ever received.
When I was 23 years old my grandmother -- whom I called granny -- went into the hospital. She wasn't real bad sick and the doctor even said she was getting better and would be able to leave the hospital in a day or two.
Since granny was getting better and me being the young thing with tons of stuff to do I decided to wait until the next day to go visit her. I was busy, and the doctor said she was doing fine.
Sometime during that night mom got a call from the hospital. The nurse said that granny had taken a turn for the worse and we should come to the hospital. When we got there we "discovered" what "turn for the worse" meant. Granny had died. The nurse checked on her during her nightly rounds and found her dead.
Now, all these years later I still remember that. I remember how I felt by not seeing my granny one last time. I still get that pain in my heart. The pain isn't as bad as it used to be as that was some years ago, but I will never forget.
The best advice I can give anyone: If some one you love is in the hospital for ANY reason, go see them! Don't put it off. If anyone you love is sick go see them, call them, don't let the same thing happen to you. Never ever miss a chance to tell someone that you love them. You may not ever get a second chance to tell them.
Kathy
8 comments:
This is great advice. Sometimes, when we're young, we believe only what we want to believe. Take the time--it's really simple...
Hello. Thank you for sharing that regret. I had something similar happen in my life and i think about it often. Oh yeah, I did call and report the dog. The owner is going to have to pay a fine. I went over to tell the owner i had reported it and explained that i did it for the concern and safety of my child and other neighborhood children. They were very apologetic and showed a great deal of remorse. So I think(hope) this will be the last we hear from the rotweiller.
Holly
The Hat Rack
that is so reallyy good advice Kathy
When my Poppa was sick. He had been sick for two months in the hospital. We Raced to Lexington several times becuase the drs said he was not gonna make it. Then the last time the drs called and said gather the family......... We took our time. We had raced so many times before so we calmly got dressed and joked and laughed on the way over how he would be up in the bed smiling and doing better when we got there. We got there and he had died5 minutes earlier. Had we rushed we would have seen him one last time. Lori
I agree with always taking the time to let people know they're loved. I make it a point, even when my husband and I are mad at each other, to never leave the house or let him leave the house without telling him I love him. Otherwise I feel off the whole time! - K. :)
Excellent advice, Kathy. Sorry you had to learn that the hard way. May the love you feel for your grandmother continue to heal you hurt. Love and blessings...
Now THAT is some greatr advice Kat! Dealing withthe death of a loved one is hard enough as it is without the compounded guilt of haveing felt like you could've been there and chose not to be for whatever reason-- no matter how good it seemed at the time. I hope everyone reading heeds your words.
I agree...if someone is sick or in the hospital, go see them. Even if you didn't see eye to eye with them. It really helps. Melissa
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