Today after 67 years on this earth Ken Baughman is at peace and unshackled from the restrictions that that life managed to impose on him these past 25 years. His body ravaged by strokes and it's after effects he always found a way to smile and accept what had happened to him. One of the few lines that he could speak clearly was " Oh whatever … it is what it is " Though he didn't like what had happened to him he always found the strength not to complain about it.
What was amazing is that I would have him remember his past by asking him where was he the happiest, before the stroke or after. His response always was " Now … For Sure ' . He appreciated what Jill and I did for him and how safe and secure he was with us. He loved his sister dearly for he understood that she would never let him down and take care of him and that she did.
His legacy is " He handled it with smile and placed a smile on everyone that he came in contact with". Everyone at the nursing facility came up to Jill and told her how nice Ken was to everyone and he will dearly be missed.
I can imagine that today Ken is looking down waving his hand and arm and saying his most famous line " I'll see ya later"!
What was amazing is that I would have him remember his past by asking him where was he the happiest, before the stroke or after. His response always was " Now … For Sure ' . He appreciated what Jill and I did for him and how safe and secure he was with us. He loved his sister dearly for he understood that she would never let him down and take care of him and that she did.
His legacy is " He handled it with smile and placed a smile on everyone that he came in contact with". Everyone at the nursing facility came up to Jill and told her how nice Ken was to everyone and he will dearly be missed.
I can imagine that today Ken is looking down waving his hand and arm and saying his most famous line " I'll see ya later"!
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