Lessons From a Five-Hour Flight

January 14, 2015

On a recent flight from Charlotte to Los Angeles, I sat next to a gentleman who has had quite a rough year.  Without going into a lot of detail, he spoke with me about the recent passing of his father.  For many, the thought of losing a parent would be rather hard, but for my traveling companion, he spoke of his father’s passing as somewhat of a relief.  You see, his father began to suffer from cognitive impairment earlier in the year so much that he was eventually confined to a nursing home. His health deteriorated quite rapidly, and he was only in the nursing home for about three months when he passed. Continue reading “Lessons From a Five-Hour Flight”