Oh man, dh lost both of his parents. His Mom had early onset dementia and was basically helpless by the end. Horrible. His Dad, was alway a bit wacky, but thankfully died suddenly of a heart attack just a year after his mother passed away. My Dad had Alzheimer’s but we were extremely lucky. It just made him nicer and more peaceful. He recognized everyone right to the end. He had a pretty good death with in home hospice care though he surprised everyone by only needing it a few days. My mother is the only one left. She has Parkinson’s and has been noticeably declining in the last six months. She’s having a very hard time with time and managing her pills. She lives with my brother, so I am not involved with the day to day decisions regularly, but it’s always a bit of shock when I go up to NH to see her and see the changes. The hardest thing is the neediness and anxiety - it’s really changed her personality.
I got a book of DeLint short stories since they are easy to put down once I get a hold of our new book. I also am reading the second book in Haddix’s YA missing series. I’ve decided they are too much like little history lessons (think Magic Schoolhouse, but infinitely better). Since there are 36 missing children, I fear there could be almost 36 books! They are fun, but not that fun!