I took my dad for a mile walk this afternoon. It was absolutely beautiful in the scarceness of our sun as we have had rain, rain, rain. Near our return to Sentry Hill my dad expressed to me how frustrated he was about not being able to go home. He told me he would probably kill himself. I told him that we had to look to god for wisdom. I found some prayers that Theresa had sent him and read them. They weighed heavy on him for a moment and then he quirped, "God isn't proven."
I told him, "To me he is."
He continued that he would rather be dead.
Although he was at a low point he managed to joke with me as we parted and I walked out the door. I said, "Goodbye dad." He said, "Bye." I said, "Bye." He said, "Bye, Bye, Bye." He reopened the door he had just closed and looked at me with a big grin. I laughed and suddenly didn't feel quite as bad.
It's been a few hours since I visited him. After the visit I called my sister and told her how frustrated he was. We have both called him in the last few minutes and the nurse who answered the phone said he was asleep
(7:30pm), she added that they would keep an eye on him tonight.Technorati Tags: Alzheimer's, Sentry Hill, York Harbor, Maine
I told him, "To me he is."
He continued that he would rather be dead.
Although he was at a low point he managed to joke with me as we parted and I walked out the door. I said, "Goodbye dad." He said, "Bye." I said, "Bye." He said, "Bye, Bye, Bye." He reopened the door he had just closed and looked at me with a big grin. I laughed and suddenly didn't feel quite as bad.
It's been a few hours since I visited him. After the visit I called my sister and told her how frustrated he was. We have both called him in the last few minutes and the nurse who answered the phone said he was asleep
(7:30pm), she added that they would keep an eye on him tonight.Technorati Tags: Alzheimer's, Sentry Hill, York Harbor, Maine
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