Stuck in the Brush Now he was truly “stuck in the brush”. I had excellent ideas as to what my dad could do with his new-found time at home. He and my mom could …
Category: Dad and Me
Dad as a parent, our interactions as adults
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Lost: One Dad
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Church and the Lost Pot
Dad claimed he always wanted to be a minister. He decided to start a Bible Study in his office called “Tuesday Church” . (This church had to be on Tuesdays, because, as he mentioned, Sunday …
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Surrounded by Wolves
Dad told me a shorter version of this story on the way to work one day. I wasn’t sure if it was believable, until I found a copy of the story in a letter Dad …
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Finally – A Driving Evaluation
The Dark Road The driving situation was going downhill fast. I shuddered to think of the children playing in the new family housing complex. Dad’s eye-site was failing, his dementia was worsening. What if a …
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To Close or Not to Close?
Moving I woke up in the morning of the hottest day in July and burst into tears. My husband, bless his heart, is sometimes oblivious. He looked at Linda, the guardian angel-sister who came to …
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The Hunt for Housing
Call to Action: Start checking out housing options for your loved ones long before they are forced to move. We three local sisters visited multiple housing options, even before the house was on the market. …
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The Storm and Electrical Problems
The year was 2007. As my mother was preparing for her kidney surgery we realized we had to sell their house, there was not an option. It cost too much to keep up, repairs were …
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Driving – Will the Driver’s Bureau do Something?
Dad had always been a law-abiding citizen. He would wave and chat with police officers. One of his closest friends was a former police officer I’ll call Joe. As kids, we would often visit Joe’s …
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Entertaining Angels
My mother had her left kidney removed, which required hospitalization and recovery in a care home. Confusion, Hallucinations This whole ordeal left my father more confused. He began to get his wife mixed up with …
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Do Not Listen to My Daughter!
So you have your legal paperwork in order, power of attorney, health care directive – should be smooth sailing, right? No, just when I thought I had a grip, surprises were just around the corner. …
