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.

Monday, October 03, 2005

Age

Dad has obsessed about his age for several years. Tonight he was talking about how old he was. After saying that he was very old and still quite young almost in the same breathe, he said, "I wish I knew how old I am."

I told him that he is 88.

His response: "Well, I'll be dad gummed. I had no idea I was that old!"

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