Middle sister called. Mentioned Dad has been reminiscing a lot. I waited for her to say something like I had experienced — how his new sentimentality was a fishhook in the heart. Like Dad cramming for finals or something. Instead: “It’s an indicator for Alzheimer’s. People get confused in real
I really don’t want to talk about this anymore. Is exhausting. But I can’t let the last post stand without adding this other piece. Although I didn’t appreciate his parenting style, my father was an overwhelmingly awesome personal role model. It’s very confusing to be so pissed at someone you
My dad’s gotten his Senility Troll down to four panels or less lately. It’s like I’m trapped in the comics section of my local newspaper. Today’s installment: DAD: Oh! In case I forget – an early happy birthday to you, Anne. ME (in a tone implying I’m a little incredulous
Thank you for the comments last post. Some of them were like therapy for me. I guess after I go through a scenario in my head and come up with a decision on what I think things mean, it never occurs to me that there might be an alternative scenario.
I’m trying to stay on top of things. My dad went to see a very good doctor at the end of last month. Their plan is to test for/treat the least invasive/most easily fixable things first. “Because,” my father so serenely says, “if it’s metastatic melanoma, I’m dead in the