rbarthle17
One-length advocate
I don't know where to put this, but rants seems like as good as anywhere else. My parents just moved up from Virginia. That's not a bad thing. For the first time in 8 years I have gotten to spend regular time with them. Mom is 73 and is doing well. Dad is 72, and is not, not at all. He has been having what was described as memory problems for a while now, but now I have had a chance to really see hime for extended periods up close, and it's disheartening. His short term memory is pretty much shot, but that's not what scares the **** out of me. He will be in the middle of doing something, and then suddenly just stop. It looks like someone hit the pause button on him. You can snap him out of it pretty easily, but it's clear he had no idea that he completely zoned out. And it happens kinda often.
They will be here through the holidays, and then head back to VA for the winter and be back here in the spring. Mom told me they are going to do one of those full-day examinations on Dad when they go back to VA. Mom thinks he has the onset of dementia. I don't know what to think about that word. It scares me to death.
I am glad they are here so I can take more care of them. I have no brothers or sisters. But now I'm afraid I missed the window of time to enjoy them at their best.
They will be here through the holidays, and then head back to VA for the winter and be back here in the spring. Mom told me they are going to do one of those full-day examinations on Dad when they go back to VA. Mom thinks he has the onset of dementia. I don't know what to think about that word. It scares me to death.
I am glad they are here so I can take more care of them. I have no brothers or sisters. But now I'm afraid I missed the window of time to enjoy them at their best.