October 26, 2018: Holding Mom’s hand today and on Sunday (February 24, 2018) … I’ve thought a lot about the connections, what we feel and transmit — watching her calm down or be disturbed by what I was feeling.
I’ve always understood the power of touch, but this was probably the most intimate and difficult for me.
I thought about my hand therapist and the thousands of hands that he’s held… and how emotionally intense it must be.