Brooke Jennett
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I tried to scramble away, but she pulled my ear to her mouth.
In a long, ragged breath, she said something.
I can't be sure, but it sounded like, I did it.
Agnes had lost her strength and was back to her regular self.
Jim told me he had never seen her do anything like that.
He said she hadn't been that mobile in years.
I asked him if he knew what she meant when she said, I did it.
His eyes were pleading with me to stay.
If I'm being honest, leaving had crossed my mind.
But I didn't have anywhere to go.
And this felt like the exception, not the rule.
She hadn't done much of anything since I had been brought on.
And if this was the worst she could do, I could handle it.
Plus, I saw how desperate Jim was to get some peace.
Having a loved one in his mom's position wears you down.
It's worse if you can't find reliable help.
I didn't want to leave him in a lurch if I didn't have to.
So I told him, no, I'm not going anywhere.