Life with Dad

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

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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, November 28, 2005

One REALLY Long Presidency

Dad was having a flashback to the past--the way past.

"Roosevelt is president. Hoover used to be president. But now Roosevelt is president."

At dinner he asked us if we had a radio in the house. When I asked him why, he said that he wanted to find out what radio programs were on.

"We don't have a TV. TVs are too expensive. We listen to programs on the radio."

"We can't afford a TV. TVs cost too much."

He says as he sits in his chair 5 feet away from his TV...

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