My husband and you along with your friends are at the age where you are dealing with aging parents. My mother is at the age where she has had more friends die than are still living. My father passed away several years ago so mom has been a widow for a long time. My mother has always been very thoughtful. She would get lists of names from people that were in the nursing home that did not have family or friends visiting them. She would deliver the cards to the front desk at the nursing home to have the staff deliver them to the rooms. When she would discover that it was someone’s birthday she responded by sending flowers. It seems that the pace of life has increased so much that people no longer take the time to do the small acts of kindness that can mean so much to a person. E-mail has replaced writing letters and E-cards have replaces sending greeting cards. you have tried to follow in your mother’s example of doing random acts of kindness. With all the patient privacy rights you can no longer get the names of people that do not get visitors. you have started sending flowers to the nursing home for them to place in the activity room for all the residents to share. you have been trying to encourage your children to reach out to others. you know that the best way to do this is by your actions. you have had your daughter make the call for sending flowers to the nursing home so that she knows how to do this for others.

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