I was just watching the Today show, which is something I rarely get to do, and I got to see an absolutely beautiful piece Ann Curry did, documenting her father's final days. [msn.com] His attitude was that if it could be useful to someone, he wanted her to do it and share it.
As I watched it, I shed a few tears, thinking about my own parents' mortality. About a year ago I started documenting my father's life with a fantastic little book that prompts me with questions. My intention was to interview dad then turn his words into a book for my brothers and I. My goal is to do the same with my mom. But as life got busier with kids, work, home, etc I stopped my "two questions a week" momentum and haven't picked that book up in several months. As an impending surgery grows nearer for him, I suddenly feel the urgency to ask him the remaining 120, or so, questions. I hate to "what if", but like most of us, I let myself go down that path sometimes.
So I'm wondering, have you documented your parents' lives, whether they be still living or deceased? If so, what did you do? Something similar to me like interviewing and writing? Are you using a video camera? Are you simply recording their voice? I'd love to hear!
