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It's not easy Shaun. My father died from Parkinson's in 2007, and my 91 year old mother is in assisted living for the past 2 1/2 years. She was fairly active till about 6 months ago. I do as much as I can for her, but it is rough watching them slowly lose their abilities. Now she can hardly get out of bed, and I am arranging for aids to help her dress and bathe.
One of the biggest fights I had was getting her to stop driving. My father was easy. One day he just said he didn't want to drive anymore and risk hurting someone else. Mom was not easy. Even after 3 car accidents in a year, all left turns out of parking lots, my mother still refused. I had taken over all her affairs and lied a little that her insurance company was dropping her. Fortunately she took my word for it and didn't call the insurance company. Of course one of the issues with that is I have to take care of her transportation needs, but the roads are a little safer.
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Ed
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