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Thank you for this thread Sil. I can picture you in company with your friend. I know it's special for you. May you both enjoy more tender moments together.He can't remember his Caminos but listens enthralled when I tell him about them.
So sorry to hear of your friend's decline. My dear Mother was drifting into dementia before she passed away last August. We found that playing her favourite music stimulated her memory, particularly of earlier events in her life, and led to more animated conversations, if only briefly. Recent clinical research here in Australia supports this observation. It might be worth trying this with John to help him recall his own adventures, or at least gain more enjoyment from your recounting of them. As for me, I'm with CaminoDebrita on the 'Carpe Diem" approach - I depart for Paris on March 22 and will head for SJPdP around April 1. Buen Camino.John was diagnosed with progressive dementia. He is now in a nursing home. He can't remember his Caminos but listens enthralled when I tell him about them.
Sil,...
John was diagnosed with progressive dementia. He is now in a nursing home. He can't remember his Caminos but listens enthralled when I tell him about them. The next day he doesn't remember what I told him...
Sil,
I think what you're doing to keep John's memories of the Camino(s) alive, even for a fleeting moment, is a wonderful gift. I know he touched many of us with his own story as we walked with him or shared a meal or perhaps a cerveza with him along the way. I'd like to suggest that those of us who had the pleasure of knowing him send along a photo to remind him of his many friends. Perhaps you could copy these photos into a smart phone or tablet, or if nothing else, copy them to a thumb drive and print them to show him. I'd also suggest that anyone who sends a photo also include their name, where they're from, and the date of the Camino where they met John. I'll get it started with a photo of my wife and I -- Jim and Jeanette, from Colorado, USA. We met John in Orisson in August, 2013 and continued to meet him along the Camino for several days thereafter. Ultreia, John, as you continue on your journey.
Jim
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What sad news. May his soul rest in peace with the faithful departed.Our dear friend and fellow peregrino, passed away at 08h45 (South Africa time) this morning after a short spell in the hospital. John was admitted to hospital on Saturday morning. On Sunday night he was given the anointing of the sick. A Requiem Mass will be held for him on Thursday afternoon at the Holy Trinity Church in Durban.
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