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Buddhism To The Rescue

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By Eulalia Benejam Cobb

As my mother careens from lucidity to hallucinations and stupor,
as her family is flung daily from optimism to despair,
as her release from hospital draws near and the decision about continuing care (rehab, nursing home, assisted living, hospice?) grows no clearer,

I try to remember
to tolerate ambiguity,
to not attach to outcomes,
to stay in the present moment,
to cultivate spaciousness of mind.

8 Responses

  1. This is a great deal what the book Final Wishes supports — knowing that in the Final days there is communication and goodbyes that don't seem to make sense to those of us who are still lucid but are actually happening.

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