tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246967.post2659242016987136614..comments2024-02-22T04:07:33.179-05:00Comments on Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway: Family and EldersKeith "Nurse Keith" Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03581947410641941224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246967.post-43169657396690399402007-03-26T11:59:00.000-04:002007-03-26T11:59:00.000-04:00Absolutely, Keith. I bring my dogs (also seniors)...Absolutely, Keith. I bring my dogs (also seniors) with me everywhere I travel, and we always make time for anyone who expresses interest in them. More often than not, it's an older person, or someone who is carrying all of his or her personal belongings with them. The large dog, long of an abundant coat, is especially content to allow gnarled hands to stroke his head, his back, or his shoulder. He nudges a slow palm over his elongated muzzle, and he participates in a genuine conversation of acceptance and engagement. He has received many gifts of tears, of coos, and of far-away gazes of active reminiscence. Usually the person is so engaged with him, that it's difficult for him or her to speak or to shift focus elsewhere - a sort of spell-bound state, if you will. So these "micro-vacations" that the dogs give, to me, are very precious. Would that I could do the same so well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com