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Harriet Boorhem
When Harriet Boorhem got the call from her brother that she needed to get into the rotation of taking care of her father, she decided two things: First, she was going to ask him ev...view moreWhen Harriet Boorhem got the call from her brother that she needed to get into the rotation of taking care of her father, she decided two things: First, she was going to ask him everything she ever wanted to know but was afraid to ask. After all, he had dementia and wouldn't remember. And second, she was going to let him eat and do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted as long as it didn't kill him. Ding Dongs for breakfast? Great. Chase the imaginary cat around the yard? Sure. Cake for dinner? Great idea. When she got that call, she also had to face the fact that her father, after all, was not immortal and probably didn't have that much time left on earth. If she was ever going to mend their relationship, that was the time. She had to put on her big-girl panties and face her demon. And his. Thus began what she christened the Year of Grace: a year of sacred conversations, fabulous stories told and retold, adventures in dining-out-with-Daddy, "Here Kitty, Kitty" stories, and the coming together of her siblings and her for the purpose of serving their father in the best way possible. It was a year of hilarious stories of Daddy-with-dementia, sad and painful stories of Daddy-with-dementia, the creation of the new malady Post Traumatic Foxwood Disorder, homicidal tendencies toward Daddy, guilt for feeling homicidal, uncontrollable laughter at the crazy happenings, and the need to crawl under the covers and hide from the world for days at a time after leaving the farm.She wouldn't have traded any of it for the world. The Year of Grace was profoundly regenerating and sanctifying. Daddy probably never knew the impact of that year on her. His dementia, as tragic as it was, gave her the grace and time to mend fences, love him in new ways, dig deep into her inner strength, and care for this man who, in his own way, had cared for her. It was the greatest honor of her life. Welcome to The Year of Grace.view less
Books by Harriet Boorhem
The Year of Grace: A Larger-Than-Life Father, a Pain-In-the-Ass Daughter, and Their Transformative Journey Through Dementia