This article about a family of five.The mother of three children was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease four-and-a-half years ago. upon an email received and a telephone call, the author, the eldest child of the family, knew she had to drop everything she was doing and to fly home. Her mum's condition was deteriorating daily and her Dad was exhausted from taking care of her Mum.
Due to the South African diaspora, it resulted in the siblings having to live world apart.Being the eldest child,the author had the most flexible time.Back home, the author saw for herself the seriousness of her mum's condition. This also led to the struggle in deciding weather to leave her mum in palliative care.After having left her mum in palliative care, she knew what are coming next could be her mum leaving them sooner rather than later.
After having read this story, i feel that the author was really brave. Even though she struggled while trying to make the best decision for her mum's condition, the author didn't try to deny the fact that her mum was sick.She accepted her mum's condition readily. Being sick, her mum could not do even the simplest thing on her own and even resulted in much embarrassment in the public. Despite all these, the author faced the situation and made decisions that could help. Many when faced with such a situation would not know what to do.Even though the author faced many problems while helping to take care of her mum, she did her best.
Some may feel that leaving your mum or dad in palliative care when they are sick is definitely not a acceptable behaviour. Even though i do agree to a small extend, but putting yourself in the author's shoe, having to leave your mum you loved in palliative care is definitely not an easy decision to make. I believe if anyone of you is given the choice, you definitely would not like to leave your mum in palliative care, but when the worse comes, you would definitely choose the decision that would ease your mum's pain and to improve her condition. The author's Dad who did not accept the decision of leaving his wife in palliative care, eventually did.This explains that they understood what was best for her mum,and perhaps leaving her mum in palliative care would give the author and her Dad enough space to breathe and cope with the situation. The author said, she did not regret making the decision of leaving her mum in palliative care.
Therefore only by treating your parents well and not only to regret when they leave you one day, would you have lived your life to the fullest. Decisions are mainly still decisions, but the way you choose and make your decision is after all, all that matters.
By Lau Wei Ying (13)
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