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Time for a Dad story?
Always amazed how you guys seem to like to hear Dad stories?
He was basically a good man. Opinionated & sometimes gruff.
Never smoked or drank, partly because he was so frugal?
All through his life into his early 80's, Dad was very independent,
he traveled & lived in a Sr. high rise in St. Petersburg, FL.
At age 82 I got a call from his building manager
saying that I would have to come & move Dad
into a nursing home, as he couldn't take care of himself.
I am an only child, so if a nursing home was necessary
it wasn't going to be in Florida.
I flew there & Dad was indeed confused.
I checked on his medications, he wasn't sure
when or what he had taken. I took charge of the Rx.
I started him on water to dilute the Rx.
My goal was a gallon a day.
He was hesitant, but luckily he trusted me,
and we both drank a lot of water all day.
We gave away & donated all that would not fit in his car.
On the fourth day, with a full car, we took off for California.
We stopped often & at night to sleep over the 4 day drive.
On the fourth day of my driving, we were home in Yorba Linda.
That was the 8th day of drinking a gallon of water a day,
and ... my Dad was lucid! Actually a new man.
and ... my Dad was lucid! Actually a new man.
He lived with us for two years before moving into a
beautiful apartment at a ritzy Sr. Center in Anaheim Hills,
beautiful apartment at a ritzy Sr. Center in Anaheim Hills,
(I called it the Anaheim Hilton) with privacy,
maid service, full service dining room & activities.
He lived there 2 more years & even danced at his
granddaughter's (WonderWoman) wedding in 1996.
And, to almost everyone he met, he would say ...
"Do you drink enough water?"
A smile for Saturday ...
a 42 second video here,
that makes me happy to be in 80' SoCal instead of
waiting for a train at the Amtrak station in Rhinecliff, NY.
a 42 second video here,
that makes me happy to be in 80' SoCal instead of
waiting for a train at the Amtrak station in Rhinecliff, NY.
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