Life with Dad

Caring for someone with dementia, you have to laugh to keep from crying.

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Location: Texas

This blog is a reflection on being a member of the "sandwich generation". We are those sandwiched between aging parents who need care and/or help and their own children. After an extensive remodel of our house, we moved my parents in with us. Dad has Alzheimer’s, which adds complications to the situation.

Sunday, January 16, 2005

Lost

Dad finished dinner and asked, "Where do I go from here?"

For years, even long before he moved in with us, even before Alzheimer's, Dad sat in his recliner in front of the TV, walked to the dinner table, and walked back to his recliner where he sat until bedtime. He can see his recliner and TV from his chair at the dinner table.

When we go out, Dad has to follow some one or he gets lost. He also gets confused coming in the back door. But tonight was the first time he was confused within sight of his recliner.

Oh, my.

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