January 7, 2018 - All You Have to Do Is Touch Me
Yesterday was a hard morning for my husband. Most mornings now he wakes up
incredibly nauseous. Typically, it is from an excess amount of mucus in his
throat after a night's sleep. Usually a cup of hot tea in bed does the trick.
But sometimes he just gets a wave of intense nausea, even during the day and without
warning. I have learnt that these are common issues with Parkinson's
disease.
Later in the morning, after he had more time in bed and then while I was helping him dress, he said to me, "You know, it is amazing really, that I can feel so very sick - then all you have to do is touch me and I feel so much better." I quietly smiled in reply.
After Sam had eaten and settled back in bed for a nap, I sat on the couch alone letting the warmth of the early afternoon winter sun warm my back. I looked curiously down at my small hands and had to smile at the mere thought of my sweet man speaking in amazement about the age-old power of touch and how he and I have come to a renewed understanding of its meaning.
As I look towards an uncertain future, I so hope that I can count on these hands and on the simplicity of the power of their touch - along with their profound ability to transcend Sam’s basic well-being.
Later in the morning, after he had more time in bed and then while I was helping him dress, he said to me, "You know, it is amazing really, that I can feel so very sick - then all you have to do is touch me and I feel so much better." I quietly smiled in reply.
After Sam had eaten and settled back in bed for a nap, I sat on the couch alone letting the warmth of the early afternoon winter sun warm my back. I looked curiously down at my small hands and had to smile at the mere thought of my sweet man speaking in amazement about the age-old power of touch and how he and I have come to a renewed understanding of its meaning.
As I look towards an uncertain future, I so hope that I can count on these hands and on the simplicity of the power of their touch - along with their profound ability to transcend Sam’s basic well-being.