Something hit me last night.
My 85-year-old Dad has been planning for several months to come out mid-December & stay for a month to visit & do some work around my condo. Since he came out this summer to build a storage space for me in my parking area
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he's lost most of the vision in his right eye due to macular degeneration. What struck me was that it was 10 years ago this coming January that he & mom came out (6 months after I bought my condo) to help renovate my kitchen & bathrooms. A week into the visit mom had a heart attack & ended up in the hospital for 3 weeks. She was in her late 70s & had smoked since she was in her teens. She was diagnosed with emphysema & came home from the hospital in a wheelchair & on oxygen. It was downhill from there & she died about 2 years later. Especially considering it's the 10th anniversary of their disastrous visit, I sure hope dad stays healthy while visiting! (He's had 2 eye surgeries in the past 6 weeks, including one today.)Any good thoughts sent his way will be greatly appreciated.
Alicia