Clothes you can't borrow

Monica Freeman (April 11) and her family had stress added to their grief over the loss of her brother when he was set to rest in a shabby suit and not in the one they had arranged for him to be dressed in. A family, not in this country, had an elderly...

Monica Freeman (April 11) and her family had stress added to their grief over the loss of her brother when he was set to rest in a shabby suit and not in the one they had arranged for him to be dressed in.

A family, not in this country, had an elderly relative in a home. They were constantly frustrated because it didn't matter how many decent clothes they bought for him - every time they visited he was in different shabby clothes. The man was confined to a wheelchair, so one relative got a bright idea. Any new clothes they took to the home had the elderly man's name painted on the seat of the pants and the back of shirts and sweaters. No more shabby clothes.

I want to believe that Ms Freeman's experience was just an unfortunate mistake. May her family get over their grieving process soon and remember the good times they shared with her late brother.

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