nbcrusader
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My 75 year old dad lives about 45 minutes from us. Today, he joined us for church and lunch afterwards. He was able to make it because my sister (who lives in Virginia) is staying with him for 10 days to see first hand what has happened to our dad in the last 6 months.
His memory is going - and fast. Two weeks ago, the night before I was to leave town I receive a call from the Orange County Sheriff. They found my dad wandering around the community club house completely disoriented. He could remember where his car was and he didn't have his keys.
This was the second memory blank incident this year.
I raced over to his house, got him inside and located his car. If I had not known what had just happened and showed up to visit my dad, I might not have thought there was a serious problem. My dad can engage in light social discussion very well.
My wife (bless her heart, she had to do a lot of clean up work while I was on a business trip) got my dad to his doctor and a follow-up blood test visit (though, not without some hiccups) while I was on a business trip. We also go my sister up to speed on the situation, though she was a little skeptical about some of the details.
My sister's visit has been very enlightening for her. The day after she arrived, she was sitting with my dad when he looked at her and said "I want to go home now". They were sitting in his living room.
This morning, when my sister got up, my dad saw her and said "Well HELLO there!" as if he had not seen her in a while. She asked my dad if he remembered that she was staying with him. He replied that he remembered that someone was there, but couldn't remember who. He was dressed to out to breakfast and had forgotten about the plans we made the evening before.
We really need to make some big decisions about his care. The thought of assisted living is scary as it shows a loss of independence. But at the same time, we need to find a way that he can get daily care.
Your prayers would be appreciated.
His memory is going - and fast. Two weeks ago, the night before I was to leave town I receive a call from the Orange County Sheriff. They found my dad wandering around the community club house completely disoriented. He could remember where his car was and he didn't have his keys.
This was the second memory blank incident this year.
I raced over to his house, got him inside and located his car. If I had not known what had just happened and showed up to visit my dad, I might not have thought there was a serious problem. My dad can engage in light social discussion very well.
My wife (bless her heart, she had to do a lot of clean up work while I was on a business trip) got my dad to his doctor and a follow-up blood test visit (though, not without some hiccups) while I was on a business trip. We also go my sister up to speed on the situation, though she was a little skeptical about some of the details.
My sister's visit has been very enlightening for her. The day after she arrived, she was sitting with my dad when he looked at her and said "I want to go home now". They were sitting in his living room.
This morning, when my sister got up, my dad saw her and said "Well HELLO there!" as if he had not seen her in a while. She asked my dad if he remembered that she was staying with him. He replied that he remembered that someone was there, but couldn't remember who. He was dressed to out to breakfast and had forgotten about the plans we made the evening before.
We really need to make some big decisions about his care. The thought of assisted living is scary as it shows a loss of independence. But at the same time, we need to find a way that he can get daily care.
Your prayers would be appreciated.
