Strange associations
The woman-- a beauty in her prime age-- had problems with her legs for decades. A wedding picture--she in a white dress by her husband's side-- stood silently, yet boldly, on a wall in her bedroom. Aging slowly, her walking became harder and harder, so at one point she had to rely on a walker, special shoes, different bathroom arrangements, helpers, and who knows what else... But her brain was sharp and she accepted her lot with serenity, so she got to live long. Every time I entered her house, the now frail woman seemed glued to a sofa, and she was always in good spirits; I had to get very close and almost shout because she could not hear well, even with her hearing aid...When she misunderstood my words, I let it be... Then she was sleeping a lot. Unusually deep. When we received the news that she had passed, I sensed relief. Her ashes were poured over her husband's in an urn in her son's office, and the house was cleane...