Hi Lori,
I’m sorry that I haven’t responded. We’ve had a lot going on & I just didn’t have the energy to continue my story. I think I left off with us having to find a house to bring my dad in to live with us. It’s very eye opening when life throws you such sudden curveballs.
Things were fine for the next several years, I even got to play volleyball with my dad on his team 😉
Then things became more complicated & difficult.
Our son got married & the day after that my dad collapsed. He was at his lady friend’s house. We had to call 911 & they transported him to the hospital. My dad need a full bypass, they were only able to pull off a triple bypass. During the surgery he suffered a stroke in the frontal lobe due to a clot that I guess broke free & landed there.
I took care of him, drove him to all his doctor appts involved him with all family activities etc.
Anyway, it was a crash course on how to be patient when he’d ask the same question over & over & over until the answer finally registered & went to the part of the brain that holds memories. It was very difficult, a lot of times I’d find a way to answer his question but word it differently to make it easier for me. I/we did this for over 3 yrs. It became obvious that he would be safer in an assisted living home that could keep him safe from just wandering off from home with us. We have wonderful neighbors & they all knew him but it was unsettling when neighbors call & ask if we knew that he was walking down one of our main roads talking on his cell phone 😣
Anyway, we did get him placed near us & we’d visit him, bring him here & I’d take him to his doctor appts etc. That lasted 5-6 yrs before he finally passed.

I promise to continue with what’s been going on more currently but right now I need to deal with some stuff & get going on dinner.

Thanks for reaching out, again I’m sorry I haven’t responded sooner.
Have a safe Memorial weekend!