I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by Terry Kay. When I firs

I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by terry cloth Kay. When I first started reading, I was afraid this was going to be another(prenominal) depressing book about old people and I wasnt looking ship to reading it.I loved the book To Dance With The White Dog, by Terry Kay. When Ifirst started reading, I was afraid this was going to be anotherdepressing book about old people and I wasnt looking forward toreading it. However, I was soon taken in by the sweet, bantering SamPeek and couldnt put down the book. I was moved by the strong love hehad for his beloved wife Cora and even more so by his strength tocarry on after her death. I think it was wonderful how Sams familycame together, even in the days after Coras death, to look after him.I thought it was funny how his daughters worried about him andquestioned his sanity at times while the whole time Sam knew exactlywhat they were thinking of him and how they fretted. I actually enjoyedNeelie and even though she seemed to get o n the childrens nerves youcould tell that having her there helped ease their minds. The childrenknew Neelie had their fathers best interest at heart even if she didtend to nit dive and talk too much. I really envied the closeness ofthe Peek family and their love and concern, even if they did go a bitoverboard at times. It was not whole heartwarming, but truly amusing aswell, in the way that Sam Peek dealt with them. He would play intotheir worries and concerns.Sam Peek went from being a lovely independent man to what appeared tohis children as fragile, senile and helpless overnight with the deathof Cora. From the moment his wife died Sams ability to take care ofhimself immediately came into question, at least by ... ...of theirlives. Unfortunately, that is not always possible due to financialreasons, failing health or lack of family to help out. Sam was luckythat his family lived close by and could look out for him. Thisenabled him to stay home until the very end and in essence probablyprolonged his life. He was also lucky that he stayed moderately healthyfor as long as he did. Many elderly people arent so lucky and musttotally avow on person else to help them with their daily needs muchlike a toddler needs their mother. It is sad for many to lose theirindependence and even harder to have to rely on their children forcare when they are the parent, but thats what families are for, to bethere for one another. Our parents raised us to be who were are todayand the least we crumb do in return is to be sure that they are giventhe best care possible in their old age.