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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
I don't have real parents but the people who took me in 30 years ago are now approaching 80 and it is really enlightening and awful to see the decline. It's hard to know the line between mental illness, aging, and dementia. They've been struggling with computers and technology which is crazy since the guy has 40 wireless patents to his credit. I've been checking their mail and there are return to sender letters from all the big tech companies containing his letters warning them of the Chinese conspiracy to take over our information networks. They've had the India calls and have been very close to giving up their info even though they are paranoid and suspicious of everything. I worry they'll fall for some estate planning scam. It's a scary thing to know this is coming your way. Drink your brain tonic now.
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Its scary to me, and not to digress.
My Dad who to me growing up was 10 feet tall, and funny, and well read, is 86 now, and he's still sharp but you can see the wheels grinding slower now.
My mom fell and struck her head a few years back, and she's never been the same, she struggles to remember, she used to be an unbelievable cook who loved making family dinners, now its a impossible task.
Its scary knowing that the end is getting closer for my parents. I wasted so much time being angry and avoiding them when I was younger.
I also look at them and see what's coming for me.