Two blogs in one night...I'm on a roll.
This new year has brought about a change in my life. My dad's health has not been great in the last 11 years. In the last year, he has really decrease in quality of life. I went in November to take them to the dr. It was not fun trying to get him into the car, out of the car, into the office, back into the car, back into the house. It was not difficult physically, but emotionally. At Christmas he didn't recognize anyone although he was good at faking it. After Christmas he came down with something and has not bounced back. It is no longer how we can take care of him, but how do we make sure Mom is taken care of. She has been the devoted wife of over 60 years, painsakingly taking care of him day in and day out without complaint in the last 10 years. It has aged her. Years ago, I would have done whatever I needed to do to make sure he didn't have to go into a nursing home. I am not sure how I feel about that now.
I am thankful my children have spent time with him. As restrictive as it has been, they have known who he is, I didn't have that opportunity with either of my grandfathers. Now I have to start navigating the passage of becoming the parent to the parent.
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