tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105354507156807393.post1774288538687507151..comments2023-11-05T05:43:59.032-07:00Comments on Not Whistling Dixie: Photographic tributes at Memorial ServicesDon Hendrickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807417739407553416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6105354507156807393.post-41235530157024284132012-10-18T17:56:19.452-07:002012-10-18T17:56:19.452-07:00I am so in awe of the aging process -- especially ...I am so in awe of the aging process -- especially late life. I was honoured to put together the slide shows for both of my grandparents a few years ago (and Marc's dad two years ago). <br /><br />For my grandpa we had the music of "In the Garden" as soundtrack, because he was an avid gardener. Interposed throughout the pictures of him and the family were flower pictures. And perhaps the most powerful picture was one of the last ones which was him in the last week of his life, in a wheelchair (something he only needed to have for that one week) sitting in his garden -- the garden he had planted that spring at age 92 -- for the last time. His frailty and strength were juxtaposed so beautifully in that picture.<br /><br />A giant bouquet of lilies from his garden were on his casket. :)<br /><br />I think we could have some great conversations, Don, about end of life issues. And I hope we can have them as I start my palliative/end of life counseling practice in the next few years.Dixiehttp://vandermeander.comnoreply@blogger.com