KayLynn Deveney / Edith and Len
May 20 Two caregivers told me Edith was feeling very rough. I asked Edith if I should go or stay and sit with Len so she could rest. She asked me to stay. · In Edith’s chair I listened to Len’s troubled breathing and the faint whine of Edith’s hearing aid. · Edith didn’t rest long. She cried and told me how exhausted she was. She said she got angry with Len about not letting her rest and then she regretted it. She said she had horrible thoughts. She thought of walking out to the main road. She wished they could both lie down and close their eyes tonight and that would be it. She was afraid of Len outliving her, afraid he wouldn’t be cared for. · Later, Len reached for her. He leaned his head towards hers. She held him and cried. I sat next to them.
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