05-02-2014, 12:08 PM
You know, I think my biggest sadness with my Dad is that his stroke robbed him of a better relationship with T. My dad loved kids and was great with them. He recognized T after his stroke, even commenting to my mom by saying 'girl' when we missed a weekly visit. I took T to the nursing home a few times. She didn't like it - who would? - but as a parent, I felt it was important for her to see it.
On Wednesday, I had dinner w/my mom and spent the night in S'vale. My mom keeps repeating how relieved she is, and she genuinely is relieved as no one thinks they signed up for a decade of caretaking when they take their wedding vows, especially not in your 80s. She was in good spirits all things considered. Her circle of friends has been taking her out to eat, and she's been enjoying her new found freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants. Mom and I watched Castle, which I turned her on to a little while ago and it has become our comfort TV. I helped her move some of my dad's stuff that she's donating to a church rummage sale (my cousins' church, the couple that live very nearby). She's finding all sorts of weird crap that my dad had - no porn, nothing like that - just odd trinkets like some cheesey jewelry still in their touristy packaging. Maybe they were to be gifts to T. I gave them to T last night and she liked them - she's wearing one of the bracelets regularly now.
On Wednesday, I had dinner w/my mom and spent the night in S'vale. My mom keeps repeating how relieved she is, and she genuinely is relieved as no one thinks they signed up for a decade of caretaking when they take their wedding vows, especially not in your 80s. She was in good spirits all things considered. Her circle of friends has been taking her out to eat, and she's been enjoying her new found freedom to do whatever she wants whenever she wants. Mom and I watched Castle, which I turned her on to a little while ago and it has become our comfort TV. I helped her move some of my dad's stuff that she's donating to a church rummage sale (my cousins' church, the couple that live very nearby). She's finding all sorts of weird crap that my dad had - no porn, nothing like that - just odd trinkets like some cheesey jewelry still in their touristy packaging. Maybe they were to be gifts to T. I gave them to T last night and she liked them - she's wearing one of the bracelets regularly now.
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