Dave and Mike,
You are both so right! Mum has been in decline for a few years, needing a cane, walker, or wheelchair depending on the circumstances. Also her short-term memory is now not very good. Dad still insisted on being the caregiver after Mum was out of the hospital in January, but it took a major toll on him and became evident he wasn't up to it. He was the last of us to figure it out. Now he has turned all responsibility over to us "kids", and I told him yesterday that it was our turn to take care of him and Mum, just as they did for us. I say the same thing about our aunt, who was the one who lived closest and was most involved with us growing up!
I have looked up to Dad, a godly man, as an example for what kind of man to become. The last few years I have looked to him as an example of how to make the most of the aging process. Now I am witnessing his example of how to live as an elderly person. He is to be commended, as he used other men as an example for this since my grandfather passed on at age 56.
Everyone on OGR Forum,
I do use this Forum as a therapeutic agent. All of you give me that "train fix" as Dave put it, when I don't have time to run trains or work on a layout or other project! I thank all of you very much for your prayers, thoughts, and comradery! I hope to meet more of you face to face as the years go by! Thank you!!
