Thank you so much, Kim!! I am sorry that we have to be here. I think I may remove my post because it seems sort of whiny and privileged, somehow. I feel really lucky that Dad is surrounded by care already and that I don't have "that much to do" for him, but I wish I lived closer to him.
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I would like to add that my Dad made the selfless decision to move to the CCRC so that my Mom could have the care she needs. She was combative and angry all the time because she thought her mother would be angry because she couldn't get home by sundown. Grandma did have a temper. At age 76, Mom...
I just ordered a refurbished iPad, so that will be helpful, I think. It would be funny to facetime walking home, right down to my meowing cat that he would always hear as I opened the door. The cat can meow at him while I get my coat off.
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My Dad was diagnosed at the end of January, 2016. His progression seems to be rapid and he can't even make it to his first Clinic which would have been tomorrow. He'd have to go flat on his back in an ambulance. He is 83 and just arrived from independent to skilled...
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