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I'm not looking forward to trying to deal with the issue due to living halfway across the country from my parents, and it will be my task to handle alone since my only sibling died unexpectedly three months ago.
My parents are both in their mid-60s and never really took care of their health. They loved eating but not moving around, which is a nice way of saying they are both "big" and have problems associated with being that size for such a long period of time. I think my dad has lost 40lb or so since having a hip replaced and being told in no uncertain terms that he needs to take care of himself or he'll have a lot of heart and blood issues to look forward to. He also finally got a hearing aid after being reminded of how many years he tried unsuccessfully to get his own mother to buy one and how frustrating it was to try and interact with her. Mom is going to have a lot of ankle and knee problems but is otherwise alright.
Mentally they're doing quite fine though, aside of course from dealing with the loss of my brother. To be honest as they age I'm not sure how we'll handle things. My dad's only sibling lives next door in a house that we bought for her and his mom about 10 years ago. She has a caretaker since she's moderately mentally retarded. My parents live in the same house they bought almost 40 years ago and I doubt they would ever want to move. Hopefully figuring everything out will be a long way away.
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