My Dad had been suffering from Dementia for the last couple of years which over the last 6 months had basically accelerated and made him a shell of the man he was. It was an extremely excruciating process to watch him slowly wither away mentally and physically. He died a few weeks ago after being moved to a nursing home about a month and a half ago. Unfortunately, my mom was not able to care for him anymore because he started getting up in the middle of the night when she was sleeping and he was having really bad falls when he was up. The last fall broke the orbit of his eye socket and he needed 40 stitches. He is a big guy like me, and she is a small gal and she could not manage him anymore on her own. For the most part when a Dementia or Alsheimer's patient ends up in a nursing home/assisted living environment, it is pretty much a downward spiral from there not having the familiar surroundings anymore. During his stay at the assisted living home, he had aspirated some food and it turned into inhalation pneumonia. Which in his weakened state eventually killed him.
He was one of my best friends and taught me almost everything I know, and I am going to miss him terribly.
Just looking at his old cars that I got from him absolutely crushes me right now and I hope this is something that changes down the road.
Robert
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