Old Dad in a nursing home .

[Stubby]

My poor old dad has had a couple of falls recently . His skin is like tissue paper and he gets marked up very easily , poor old bugger . he has the beginnings of dementia  . He knows who I am but has short term memory loss . He just wont drink enough water so his blood pressure drops and over he goes . . His problem is he has a strong ticker . He would turn himself off if he had a switch . I don't want to make 95 if that's what I have to look forward to .  It is very sad .

[gary112]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

My poor old dad has had a couple of falls recently . His skin is like tissue paper and he gets marked up very easily , poor old bugger . he has the beginnings of dementia  . He knows who I am but has short term memory loss . He just wont drink enough water so his blood pressure drops and over he goes . . His problem is he has a strong ticker . He would turn himself off if he had a switch . I don't want to make 95 if that's what I have to look forward to .  It is very sad .

Its a bugger getting old Stubby,feel for the poor old boy

[topchippyles]

Shame life can be so cruel stubby.Daughter had all A stars in her exams today and the one person who would have been so proud would have been her Gran but we lost here 3 years ago to cancer and one of the nicest people i have ever known.

[eggsarascal]

It's a fecker @Stubby mum had it, a good strong woman, matriarch, we couldn't do owt with it. Sorry bud.

[Mick Dempsey]

My old man went in 2014, just turned 87.

 

Just enjoy the moments you can have with him now.

[Khriss]

Ahhhh bless him, mine went 6 yrs ago, every day is a bonus,  k

[spudulike]

Just lost my father at 92yrs, his last year was in care as he had dementia. It takes away so much and is never easy but just help as much as you can. You have probably helped him in his past years and dwell on that rather than the next year or two!

[Ratman]

Sorry to hear the sad news stubby. Lost my mum last year at 69 to mixture of things, shit to lose the ones closest to you that have brought you in to the world and raised ya, taught you so many things to get ya through life and supported ya. Just enjoy the time you have left as others have said and make the most of it.

 

[neiln]

I don't know you, or your dad, but I know watching a patent lose their strength and succumb to old age, is horrible.  My commiserations. Try and enjoy the little moments and hope he can too

[miker]

Lost my dad 2  years ago  to cancer, lost my old mum in april this year also to cancer, they were 90 and 93, never easy, keep your chin up mate and remember the good times and be there for your dad

Sending my  regards

Mike