I should have known that when I went back to work I would not be able to keep this up.
What a week!
Mom's been ill. We hope it's just a 72 hour bug but dad can't keep up. Still, mom tried to send the Visiting Angel home on Friday.
Our "spies" visited them yesterday. Dad was calling mom Evelyn and mom was calling our nephew Brian Roger and they were trying to make a phone call on the TV remote.
The family met last night to discuss things. I think we are all battle weary and depressed.
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Friday, April 8, 2016
A Tough Patch for the Family
Getting old stinks.
Long life runs on both sides of my family. Dad is the oldest remaining among his siblings and has three living brothers and sisters. Mom is the oldest remaining and has five remaining brothers and sisters.
In the past two weeks we have found out that mom's two brothers are either very seriously ill or under hospice care and dying. And dad's brother was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. That brother's youngest child was also diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
Apparently, these realities are too much for dad to comprehend. Mom, who is struggling with memory and anxiety and other emotional issues, does understand and seems overwhelmed, which you might expect.
Tough patch--to say the least.
Long life runs on both sides of my family. Dad is the oldest remaining among his siblings and has three living brothers and sisters. Mom is the oldest remaining and has five remaining brothers and sisters.
In the past two weeks we have found out that mom's two brothers are either very seriously ill or under hospice care and dying. And dad's brother was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. That brother's youngest child was also diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
Apparently, these realities are too much for dad to comprehend. Mom, who is struggling with memory and anxiety and other emotional issues, does understand and seems overwhelmed, which you might expect.
Tough patch--to say the least.
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