A great day!

Connie and I stopped by in the morning after dropping Aunt Magda off at church and Dad was sitting in his wheelchair watching his favorite, the Weather Channel. He was coherent and was aware of what’s happening. It was our Dad for another brief moment. Then he told us that Mom spent the night in his room but slept in the chair across the room. He couldn’t figure out why she didn’t sleep in the empty bed next to him. The bed next to him is currently occupied by John who recently had a massive stroke and is paralyzed.

We’ve decided to move forward and get my parents set up at The Quadrangle, a beautiful assisted living facility. They’ll be able to be together and they’ll be well cared for. This could go on for weeks or even months and we need to start thinking about ourselves in addition to what’s best for our parents. We can’t stay here constantly on death watch because we have families of our own to care for. It’s completely exhausting waiting all day waiting for Dad to pass. We need to move forward with step one which is to get him out of the chaotic Medicare machine and into a private room. Mom and Dad need some private time together to let each other know how much they love each other and begin the process of closure.
 

Dean, Christopher, Jim and Nick came from Washington to visit today. Dad was so happy to have company. He just smiled and tried to add to the conversation when he could. His speech is slow and limited but he tried his hardest to participate. It was great to see him enjoy himself all day. He never napped or took a break. He just kept going and going. When we left he was settling into bed to watch Sunday night football.

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Rehab him until he dies