That is why we have moonless nights. But in the end, the moon always returns, as do we all. That is what they believe.
The Seventh Tuesday: We Talk About the Fear of Aging
Morrie lost his battle. Someone was now wiping his behind. He faced this with typically brave acceptance.
No longer able to reach behind him when he used the commode, he informed Connie of his latest limitation.
“Would you be embarrassed to do it for me?” She said no.
I found it typical that he asked her first. It took some getting used to, Morrie admitted,
because it was, in a way, complete surrender to the disease.
The most personal and basic things had now been taken from him—going to the bathroom, wiping his nose, washing his private parts.
With the exception of breathing and swallowing his food, he was dependent on others for nearly everything.
I asked Morrie how he managed to stay positive through that.
“Mitch, it’s funny,” he said. “I’m an independent person, so my inclination was to fight all of this—”
“being helped from the car, having someone else dress me.”
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