The Spark
I visited my 87-year-old aunt with my mother the other day. The moment you step into her home it is evident that her health is declining. She fell later that evening after our visit and my mother received a call from Life Alert informing her that her sister had been taken by the paramedics to the emergency room. It is a call that no one wants to receive. Although she was released from the hospital, the nurse that discharged her let her know in no uncertain terms that she needed to go to a nursing home. The firefighter that brought her home reiterated that it was evident that she was unable to properly care for herself and that it was time for her to move on, away from her feline companion, away from all the items surrounding her that bring her comfort, away from the place she calls home. This is that moment in time when logic should prevail, but emotions strongly resist. Humility is called for, but surrender is veritably impossible. Yet the choice, the decision must be made lest
