Eventually, there was a breakthrough. He was malfunctioning just enough to believe me when I said, “hey, let’s move you and mom back up to North Carolina. You will be around the grandkids, and we’ll go into practice together.” I drove down to Florida within a day and picked them up before he could change his mind. We siblings set them up in an apartment near my brother. I hired my father an “assistant” to keep him occupied with tasks tied to setting up our new imaginary practice. My mother had a caregiver who cooked and helped her dress and stay clean. My brother checked on them daily. Their youngest grandchild got to be with them often. I proceeded to sell their home and business which provided the money for their care. We talked daily of work and the practice we were to have together. I got him flying lessons. They both continued their decline but with safety nets in place. We moved them to a higher level of care when timing was right.
A couple of years later when he was suddenly septic and near death, at a hospital the admitting internist recommended immediate dialysis. I said, “my father has dementia so bad that he can’t work or play or remember when family has visited.
I said, “hey, let’s move you and mom back up to North Carolina. You will be around the grandkids, and we’ll go into practice together.” I hired my father an “assistant” to keep him occupied with tasks tied to setting up our new imaginary practice.
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