Jul 21, 2008 09:38
Last week my father fell> Up to that point the progress he had been making since the surgery was fairly good. Now he looks like he never had the surgery at all. He came over to my place Sat. My mother invited herself and some friends over after she found out that My brother was coming back for the weekend to help me finish the pier. Nothing like a surprise cookout to help with the stress in my life. Anyway my dad couldn't even get up out of his wheelchair, couldn't speak clearly, and worse of all could not follow the story of 300. Keep in mind he is a very intelligent man, a Dr. and told me about Achilles, the Spartans, and mythology when I was a kid.
I am not sure which is worse, the physical disability or the loss of mental abilities. This whole process was so much easier on me knowing that he was still thinking clearly and understood the whole process. Now I find it hard to look at him because I no longer recognize this as my father.