a few folks I know are going through tough times with their elders… I’ve been thinking of them a lot… I remember how hard those times were… hours in hospitals where conversation seems to run out…

this morning at an event we had, we used playing cards…

brought to mind the hours and hours that our family played cards while sitting with my mother in hospital as she was in her final months of life….

the girls remember too I think… we would play rummy for hours at a time… there isn’t a whole lot you can do in the hospital and it helped pass the time… also gave us some fun – including mom as we took turns winning and losing…

over the years we’ve played cards in many a hospital room as well as in living rooms of our loved ones…

not sure if my little boys even know how to play cards… will have to work on that with them…