pic of grandson cradling alzheimer stricken grandma goes viral

[Liberal_in_LA]

A picture that speaks a thousand words: Heart-breaking moment grandson cradles his frail 87-year-old grandmother with Alzheimer’s
Gianuluca Murisciano posted a picture of his caring for his grandmother
In just a few days the photograph gained over 400,000 likes on Facebook
He did so to remind people to 'protect and comfort' those around them'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895445/A-picture-speaks-thousand-words-Heart-breaking-moment-grandson-cradles-frail-87-year-old-grandmother-Alzheimer-s.html#ixzz3Noqe1PY5

[roguevalley]

1. beautiful.

[dgauss]

2. Take care of those who took care of you.

And the world will be a better place.

[missmo1951]

3. che bella!

His nonnina is so lucky. Sometimes a picture or words come at the perfect time. This is one of those times.

[ismnotwasm]

4. Heartbreaking and beautiful

Thank you for posting

[840high]

5. Yes.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Reminds me of this book - popular when my daughter was young:

Love You Forever

Scroll down to the last image.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--wMbmcMJKMg/TkAMAw2jmTI/AAAAAAAAAGM/VuGce6Ub438/s1600/love+you+forever+picture+1.jpg

[ALBliberal]

9. yep

I still cry when I read it!

[cyberswede]

11. That one makes me bawl like a baby.

[renate]

19. I can't even read it for that reason

[Voice for Peace]

13. The link takes me to a page written by a person who hates that book. I was expecting the book itself

The pic you posted choked me up. At first it seemed profoundly sad,
the lad looks bewildered, not strong. But look at granny. She is
curled up like a baby or a kittycat feeling safe in his arms. At least
that is what I see. There is a kindness in life.

[Ms. Toad]

15. I was looking for that particular image.

I posted a link to the source where I found an image of the page I was looking for.

Here is a link to the book itself. Unfortunately, the image I was looking for is not one you can view from its Amazon page.

Even though I don't agree with the person's assessment of the book, I do find their commentary amusing - it points out some of the absurdities that make the book charming, and captivating both for the child and the parent.

[Voice for Peace]

22. Yes, it was very funny... I didn't mean to be complaining.

[SidDithers]

30. That's what I thought of too...

Robert Munsch lives close by and used to read his stories to local schools.

A very cool guy.

Sid

[WillyT]

7. Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Brigid]

8. Something's in my eyes.

[freshwest]

10. Love. Gratitude. Loyalty. To one who took care of his parent and probably him when he was helpless.

An attorney told me when we were discussing the hostility toward the disabled, that it is a part of life. Every life, not just some. It is among the phases of life and he said there is:

NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

In regular terms, being disabled or unable refers to work and being able to do gainful employment only. That is the standard in a society which values money more than people, denying their worth if they can't make money.

But an infant is helpless and 'unable' to care for itself or make money. They are 'unable' and we accept it as we expect the child will develop and be independent one day.

Retirement is based on the fact that most people will not be able to work as hard as they once did. They are 'unable' he said, but accepted, but only if they are loved or can afford to be cared for. There is disrespect for them from some now in our society. What they did that we still benefit from appears forgotten by some.

There are those for whom becoming 'disabled' or 'unable' hits within their working years, or close to that period. They are worth just as much as the others, but get the brunt of society's disdain.

IT IS A NATURAL PART OF LIFE.

All will meet this stage, or have a simple death, for they came from that vulnerable state to begin with. Who dares to judge them, when the same shall be their fate?

I have a friend who used to travel miles to see her sister, whose death was long and prolonged, but was being cared for by her family. Then she came down with Alzheimmers.

She called me after one such long trip of driving hundreds of miles, and her sister did not know her. She was exhausted and doubted if her going to see her did any good.

I recounted to her a story someone emailed me some time before. An elderly man was going to see his own doctor, and then he planned to go and see his wife, who was in a nursing home with Alzheimmers.

'She doesn't remember you, why do you go there?' the doctor said, thinking of his health and the long drive he'd be making.

He replied, 'But I remember her.'

I've met a number of people in nursing homes with Alzheimmers. And they are still searching to be connected in some way to someone.
I won't go into those stories, and of course there are negative ones, too.

I've been a caregiver and it is very hard to be on call 24/7. Lethal at times, and one may have to go for help, which won't be easy to get without giving up everything.

I applaud this young man who still remembers the woman who helped build the life he has now.

JMHO.

[irisblue]

12. why did I need to cut onions at midnight?

[Tarheel_Dem]

14. Heartbreaking. My mother suffered from Alzheimers before her death. To all those affected by it....

[flamingdem]

17. hugs indeed

[tblue]

20. My mom too and she's still here at age 87.

I love her so. I try to help her as best I can. My MIL died of dementia at age 93 after being diagnosed 10 years earlier. It is devastating to watch your loved ones become

Praise goes to every caretaker. It is lifesaving and truly doing "the Lord's work," if you believe in such things.

[Rozlee]

24. My husband has Alzheimer's and it's devastating to watch him being ravaged by it.

He was always larger than life, of course, being 6'6'' helped a whole lot. He was steely-eyed and didn't suffer fools gladly, but was loving and doting with his family and loved ones. Now, he barely recognizes us and is child-like and docile, the once-proud man needing to be fed and washed. It's terrible to watch him become so diminished. But, he's surrounded by people who love him and we're the lucky ones that he gave of himself to us.

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. The hardest part is their own sense of loss of dignity. Early on, before things got really bad....

my Mom would have occasional moments of clarity, and would ask why she was restrained, and I'd lose it everytime. This was back in the 80's, and the restraints were "prescribed" for her own safety. Looking back, I don't know that I would use them today because even though it wasn't about me, I think the use of restraints was much tougher on me than on her.

And yes, I do believe, as did my mother in "the Lord's work". Give this to your 87 y.o. mother for me.

[Scruffy Rumbler]

21. Add mine too....08/25/2014.

[Tarheel_Dem]

28. !!!

[liberal_at_heart]

16. .

[Enthusiast]

18. Ayn Rand would not approve.

[joeybee12]

23. Poor Grandmother is scared...it's a scary disease...

Sometimes that's all you can do is hold someone...knr

[PumpkinAle]

25. Oh that touched a nerve

I have two family members with Altzheimers - it is a really awful, awful, fucking awful disease. My heart goes out to all those who have family and friends taken by this cruel disease.

Bravo to this young man.

[vankuria]

26. Very Touching

This sweet young man loves his grandma so much...I bet she held him in the same loving way when he was younger. Thank you for posting this, although I have tears running down my face, it touched my heart. When I visited my mom at the nursing home she was in for 2yrs., until she passed, I noticed so many residents that never seemed to have visitors and I found that heartbreaking. This lady is very lucky to have such a loving family...God bless her and her sweet grandson.

[Ilsa]

29. People like this young man give me hope. nt

[workinclasszero]

31. God bless you, Gianuluca Murisciano

Sometimes angels appear in human form.

[Jefferson23]

32. That's deep love. K/R