Lou Knox
We are the sum total of all the days we have lived. Included in my days are the 10 years I spent with Elsie. She filled my mind with her shared memories that have now become my memories. Ingrained in me are the stories of her life. As a schoolgirl, a young wife, her parents, siblings, family history, friends, work, play, likes, and dislikes. All that she was is now apart of me. She changed my vocabulary and I now use expressions she spoke. She changed my identity, so that to many I am known only as Elsie's private caregiver. Yes the days that I spent with Elsie are counted in the sum total of who I am."
Lou Knox