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 In the last
two months of my Grandpa’s life
– he couldn’t really

use his legs much.

But I still
wanted to get him out of his nursing home when it was possible.
 
 
To do so we had a
process called HUGS.
 
 

I would roll his wheelchair up to my car as close as possible.

Get the door open and get in position.
 

I would then tell him to “Give me a hug and hold tight”.

Then I would basically dead lift him from the
wheelchair into the

passenger seat of my car.

The rest of the process would
still take about 3-4 more “Hugs” to get him in the right position.

 
 
Getting him
out of the car was going through the same steps.
 
 
Let’s just say that in a simple trip anywhere – there was a lot of
hugging going on.
 
I know all of this soundssweet
 

But taking him places could be
kind of a hassle.

It was full body workout and it took time.

Plus the stress of worrying
about dropping
your 91 year old Grandpa on the
ground didn’t help.
 
 

I
am so grateful to God – that in
the middle of battling
my selfishness over

the difficulty of taking Grandpa
anywhere – He would prompt me to slow down and appreciate those moments of intimacy.
 
 
Now that
he’s gone – I am even more grateful.
 
 

So give
someone a hug today.

Appreciate
that hug.
 

Tell that
person you appreciate them.

Those
moments and people are meant to be cherished.
 
 
You will be
grateful you did.