I Love My Family

My father is 75 years old. I am seeing with grief how in these last few months he is in a deep decline. His legs are weak and he cannot take long walks as he used to. His memory often fails him. All this is taking its tall in his mood, he is quite down, he just wants to stay home and lie down, and he is totally self-absorbed, only the way he feels seems to matter to him now.

Seeing him likw that not only makes me sad, but scared too. Scared to see how fragile we are, how deeply connected our body and our mind are. And scared to think one day I can be like that too, not being able to enjoy life at all and making life difficult to those around.

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My dad had Alzheimer’s disease for years before he passed and had various other health issues.
All I can suggest is to do whatever you can that will make him smile or laugh for just a few minutes. My dog was the only thing that truly made my dad smile.
We will ALL get old someday. We all should remember that and try to make those who are at that stage of their life now a little happier if we can