I'm watching my Dad slip away..

[HipChick]

Dementia..:cry:

[texanwitch]

1. Been there with my Mother.

It is so hard to watch.

:hug: :hug:

You will have to live in their world to visit.

Visit has much as you can, and enjoy their company.

[HipChick]

9. I thought I was prepared for this...

but I'm not..

[texanwitch]

12. No one is prepared for this.

It is ok to be sad.

My Mother was in her own little world before she stop talking.

Just go with the flow with your Father.

Take what you can get from each visit.

I colored with my Mother and she thought I was a cousin of her's.

She was little kid again, seemed happy.

If your Father doesn't want to talk that is OK to.

Just being there is important.

Find a way to be at peace with this.

He is still your Dad, bless his heart.

[tigereye]

20. that is very good advice

been there, too, with my mom. It seems grossly unfair to see such vibrant, thoughtful, funny people reduced to a kind of toddlerhood, as they seem to lose all that once made them who they are. But I think folks have to remember that an element of the person, and the love that they had for you, and vice versa, is still present.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear HipChick...

I am so, so very sorry...

I hope he's in a safe place, and that you can visit often...

:hug:

[one_voice]

3. Heartwrenching...

it seems so unfair to watch someone "go" like that. Going through the same thing with my granny. My heart goes out to you, I know how hard it is. :hug:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Same here.

It's tough to watch. Not much you can do but be there. :hug:

[Brigid]

5. I used to work in a nursing home, and saw this many times.

This is just very, very tough on the family. :hug:

[texanwitch]

8. So many family members stop coming to visit.

One or two may show up on a regular basis, if that.

I see that at the nursing home I visit.

[applegrove]

6. Yeah. It is tough. It hurts.

[emilyg]

7. Hugs.

[OhioBlue]

10. I'm so sorry

:hugs:

It is a long goodbye... and such a difficult one.

[glinda]

11. My mother also. It is tough, I know. Big hug.

[Arugula Latte]

13. I'm sorry. We're going through that with my father in law.

It's awful.
:hug:

[xchrom]

14. i did the same. -- alll i can say is: courage. nt

[rug]

15. I'm so sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzMh7zHir1I&feature=fvwrel

[backwoodsbob]

16. went through it

it's tough.

Love ya :hug:

[blueamy66]

17. been there too

just make sure to set some time aside for yourself

:hug:

[Old Troop]

18. I'm so sorry to hear that. Warm thoughts to you and your family.

[Bertha Venation]

19. HipChick, I'm very sorry.

So sorry. :cry:

[bluesbassman]

21. Very sorry HipChick. Went through it with my dad a few years back.

All I can say is just enjoy the moments when he's clear, and the time you have with him. :hug: