I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by Terry Kay. When I firs

I love the prevail To Dance With The White Dog, by terry Kay. When I foremost started variant, I was afraid this was going to be another(prenominal) depressing book slightly old people and I wasnt looking forward to reading it.I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by Terry Kay. When Ifirst started reading, I was afraid this was going to be anotherdepressing book about old people and I wasnt looking forward toreading it. However, I was soon taken in by the sweet, humorous surface-to-air missile shine and couldnt put down the book. I was go by the strong love hehad for his beloved wife Cora and til now more so by his strength tocarry on aft(prenominal) her final stage. I think it was wonderful how Sams familycame to landher, even in the days afterward Coras death, to look after him.I thought it was funny how his daughters worried about him andquestioned his sanity at times while the whole time Sam knew exactlywhat they were thinking of him and how they fretted. I rea lly enjoyedNeelie and even though she seemed to get on the childrens nerves youcould tell that having her there helped ease their minds. The childrenknew Neelie had their fathers take up touch on at heart even if she didtend to nit pick and talk withal much. I really envied the closeness ofthe Peek family and their love and concern, even if they did go a bitoverboard at times. It was not only heartwarming, besides truly amusing aswell, in the way that Sam Peek dealt with them. He would play intotheir worries and concerns.Sam Peek went from being a beautiful independent man to what appeared tohis children as fragile, senile and helpless overnight with the deathof Cora. From the moment his wife died Sams ability to take rush ofhimself immediately came into question, at least by ... ...of theirlives. Unfortunately, that is not always possible due to fiscalreasons, failing health or lack of family to help out. Sam was well-situatedthat his family lived close by and could look ou t for him. Thisenabled him to stay home until the really end and in essence probablyprolonged his life. He was alike lucky that he stayed pretty healthyfor as long as he did. Many elderly people arent so lucky and essentialtotally rely on someone else to help them with their daily demand muchlike a toddler needs their mother. It is sad for many an(prenominal) to lose theirindependence and even harder to have to rely on their children forcare when they are the parent, but thats what families are for, to bethere for one another. Our parents raised us to be who were are todayand the least we can do in return is to be sure that they are giventhe best care possible in their old age.