Eulogy For Father

I hope that when I grow old, you will be there for me. I wish you treat me the same way that I have always treated you and the way that I treated your grandparents: with love, respect and plenty of patience. Remember, eventually we all grow old and we will need someone to love us and take care of us. Hopefully, I set a good example for you to follow. My parents meant the world to me. I made sure that they always knew how much I loved them! I was always there for them when they needed me; I took care of them how they took care of me, and I brought them to live with me because it was simply the right thing to do. My profession exposed me to many sad things. As you are well aware, I was a nurse that specialized in geriatrics. I saw many sad and lonely elderlies. Their biggest complaint was that they did not see their children often and that they missed them dearly. This made me realize that I always wanted to be there for my parents. They needed to know how much I loved them, especially when they grew old and helpless. Seniors have a tendency of believing that once they

Taking care of my elder parents was one of the biggest pleasures that I had in this life, besides having you, of course. I always cared for them with the same loving care in which they once cared for me. I was patient with them and I always tried to understand them. Even though they sometimes got repetitive, I never stopped them. I always listened! I tried to remember when I was a child and they had to read me the same story over and over again, just like I did with you. Occasionally they became forgetful and a little disoriented, even anxious at times. Nonetheless, I never lost my patience. I gave them time to remember, and even when they couldn’t, I reassured them that it was okay. Deep down inside of me, I knew that the most important thing for them was to be with me and that I listened to