Just a Simple Smile....

 This is a special edition of my blog.    The only content will be a 48 second video.  This video was shot a little more than a month before Pam passed away.  The occasion was a Sista's Lunch.  Once a month I would host a lunch for Pam, her five sisters, and my sister.  The date was May 8th.  After eating we were listening to some music.  I began playing a Johnny Mathis tune.   The same tune that Pam and I danced to at our wedding almost 52 years prior.  The video is of us dancing.  I don't remember whether we did it spontaneously or we were urged to dance by our guests.   But I have a very hard time watching this video.   When the music stopped,  Pam looked over at the camera with a broad smile.  At that point, I knew that she remembered, despite the dementia.  I lost it and still do when I watch it.  That smile was THE reward for being her caregiver for the past three years.  It is funny how a simple smile can be worth so much more than wealth or fame.  Just a simple smile.....