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Originally posted by singpilot
Vin;
My Dad passed several years ago after a late diagnosis of Alzheimers. I always tell people that he actualy died several years prior, the shell that remained was not really him. Enjoy him now while you can, it may get ugly later on. You've probably already seen that there are good days and bad days. Make sure you tell whoever is caring for him to call you on the good days, you can actually connect on those days and make all of those things you have always wanted to share happen. All too soon even that will be impossible.
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My Grandmother too. It was sad. My grandfather tried to hide it from us. After a while she became unmanagable. She would break out of the house at 2 in the morning to go get the kids from the bus stop.
We convinced him to put her in a care facility. Once she was there he was heartbroken and lonely. But would not move in with any of us and would not travel to see us. He would go to the care facility every day to see her.
He was in perfect health before my grandmother was sent to the care facility. 100 push ups and sit ups every day. Still fit into his WWII uniform. He shut down after she left and died first. It broke my heart. My grandmother was just a shell of a person she used to be. Never recognized anyone. Even forgot about seasons. She would yell at the care facility staff for not watering the tree and the leaves falling off come winter time.
I wanted to visit her in the facility and my mom told me not to. She said to just remember her when she was well and leave it at that.
She passed away 2 years ago. All I can say is cherish every moment like Mike said.