Seeing The Whole Picture

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." Dr. Martin Luther King

Dr. King was speaking of the civil rights, and we are dealing with dementia and all the responsibilities of our own and our loved one's life, but - still - this quote can offer us hope.  Our loved one has a terminal, progressive disease, that's true.  But, isn't it also true that we all have that?  Certainly, our loved one has more finite life left than we may have, but we all have a terminal condition.  So, let us not lose hope.  If you believe in some existence after this one, you have hope.  If you don't believe in another existence, you can still have hope.  Hope that comes from living your life the very best way you know how.