The uncertainties of life

[chenaya]

Thanksgiving seems to be a bad time for my dad. Two years ago he fell the day before Thanksgiving and broke his arm. Afterward, and since then I've tried to get him to move into an assisted-living facility because he's 81 years old and has Parkinson's disease. But, no go. He insisted on moving back to his trailer in the trailer-park in Nehalem

Comments

[lampyridae]

Oh hon, please please delegate the decorations and don't worry about doing the presents, everyone will understand. Real life comes first, and you've got plenty on your plate already.

See you Saturday :)
-Natalie

[chenaya]

Thank you. I'm doing some of that delegation thing. :) I look forward to seeing you!

[deramani]

Sending much love, hon ... *hugs*

- J

[chenaya]

Thanks, Jer - I appreciate that. I do miss being able to see you - a lot! Hugs back.

Why college is nice

[wolfshield]

I took a class about aging. It was all about understanding the changes that come with advanced age, and the motivations people have for desiring certain types of elder care (independance = dignity and distance from death). It wasn't something very useful for dealing with the aging of others; I think its point was to teach us how to not put our kids in the situation you're in now.

Re: Why college is nice

[chenaya]

Yeah. It's very hard. It's a balancing act between letting him have what he wants and insisting on what he needs.

[meandering]

Gah. *tighthug*pet*

[chenaya]

Thanks, sweetie. :)