After taking stock of the situation, I knew my husband was dying but didn’t want to admit it. He lay, unmoving, unaware, hooked to an oxygen tank, its roar and hiss filling the room. His mouth hung open, and he muttered from time to time.
I squeezed his limp, dry hand, rubbed his shoulder, and stroked his soft, gray hair, but he didn’t respond. Although I didn’t want to lose him, I stared at his inert body and wished he would just go and put us both at peace. The nurse appeared at my side with end-of-life paperwork for me to sign.
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If you want to know more, you can read My Ideal Partner: How I Met, Married, and Cared for the Man I Loved Despite Debilitating Odds. Thanks to GirlieOnTheEdge for inspiring the above with her six-sentence prompt for this week in which the given word is “stock” and the idea is to write something in exactly six sentences, using the word at least once. You can click here to participate and enjoy other six-sentence creations. Thank you for reading.
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New! Why Grandma Doesn’t Know Me
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.
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Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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