Be thankful he was in his mid 90s when it began. It is indeed heartbreaking.

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Mar 24, 2023
9:59:03pm

hebercreeper All-American

It's harder on the spouse than the one with the disease.

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hebercreeper

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I love my 96 year old dad. But, man it gets hard. Looks like he is starting

Y-Zag

3/24/23 9:54pm

Ya, that sucks.

IGotAverageGifs

3/24/23 9:56pm

Be thankful he was in his mid 90s when it began. It is indeed heartbreaking.

hebercreeper

3/24/23 9:59pm

I feel myself lucky that he has lived so long, and I have been able to live

Y-Zag

3/24/23 10:04pm

Seems hard for both of them.

ReiUrso

3/24/23 10:04pm

Ya my MIL has had it for 5 years and is currently 68. Full blown alzheimers.

IGotAverageGifs

3/24/23 10:07pm

Man, I am only 60, I can't imagine. God bless.

Y-Zag

3/24/23 10:09pm

That stuff scares me. I hope it doesn’t happen

OmahaThunderCoug

3/24/23 10:18pm

Yep, my dad started down this path at age 70

AZ Coug

3/25/23 10:27pm

Arguing doesn’t help much.

SCougarfan

3/24/23 10:18pm

Never had to deal with Alzheimers

Cougrrrs Roll

3/24/23 11:26pm

Great advice: don’t argue about stuff

stonecougar

3/24/23 11:36pm

My mom had it for a few years before she passed and this is what we eventually learned, as well. There's zero chance

Chemish

3/25/23 2:54am

If you haven’t started looking for alternative living arrangements. Start now.

Acorn

3/25/23 9:00am

You are blessed. With my FIL this began and ended in his 70s.

Mitty

3/25/23 9:20am

You are blessed. Many dads, including my own, were gone long before age 70

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