Kev, I can relate. My partner and I are in the same boat ... living here because our very old (I can say that I am almost 63) parents are here - and will eventually need even more care than they do now. I try not to pre-grieve. It's hard, because just like young children grow so quickly, aging parents seem to lose function as quickly. I brought my dad a cane I had used after a recent surgery "just in case" he would need it, and my mother asked me if I had a walker with wheels - because she said - he'd definitely be needing that. My dad is a big gardener. I plan to take pictures of him in his garden this summer. That will make me happy.
Kev, I can relate. My partner and I are in the same boat ... living here because our very old (I can say that I am almost 63) parents are here - and will eventually need even more care than they do now. I try not to pre-grieve. It's hard, because just like young children grow so quickly, aging parents seem to lose function as quickly. I brought my dad a cane I had used after a recent surgery "just in case" he would need it, and my mother asked me if I had a walker with wheels - because she said - he'd definitely be needing that. My dad is a big gardener. I plan to take pictures of him in his garden this summer. That will make me happy.