Nearly every Saturday night Anne and I host a dinner and last night was no different except in one respect.
Anne's mother Mary, age 91 was unable to attend because on Tuesday she had had a surgical procedure to receive a new pacemaker for her heart and that night had fallen in her home.
That fall caused a spinal stress fracture and Mary now has full-time caregivers until she recovers from the fall.
We were sorry Mary could not attend, but in her place we had Anne's and my 8 year old grandson Cameron. On the drive to pickup Mrs. Ward, age 99 Cameron and I had a chance to talk and I explained to him some of the issues that have arisen in old age for Mrs. Ward so that he would be sensitive to them.
We also discussed late in life issues in general.
That night at dinner we all had a wonderful time and Cameron behaved beautifully and contributed to the conversation.
Afterward, he joined me in driving Mrs. Ward home.
We then drove home and joined Anne and Cameron's little sister, Carina 5 as we watched "Daffy Duck's Quack Busters" together. Both children sat on me as I laid on the coach and shortly after we started "Muppet Treasure Island," Carina snuggled up on me and went soundly to sleep, safe and secure.
When their mother Maria picked them up, Cameron seemed very pleased with his evening and Carina was carried to the car, still largely asleep.
Dick
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