Literary Companionship
Reading good books, memory journals, diaries, family history, biography, the “memory jar,” the joke collection, reviewing photo albums, and making music together. . . For lack of a more appropriate title, we were in search of candidates for a “Literary Companion” role.
We found care partners who had an appreciation not only for good literature but also the ability to sing with Mother and play the piano and other instruments. For a period of time, three to five two-hour sessions per week suited us well.
It was Companionship-With-a-Difference. An extraordinary difference.
