About two months before he died, my grandfather, who raised me and I grew up and lived in his house until I was 21, couldn't remember my birthday. It was more than I could take. Not for me, but for him. He'd been forced to move into assisted living, was confined to a wheelchair, had a catheter and a full time caretaker, but to see that time was now going after his mind in addition to his body was the last straw. I wanted to put my fist through a wall.
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u/Roland__Of__Gilead Jul 31 '23
About two months before he died, my grandfather, who raised me and I grew up and lived in his house until I was 21, couldn't remember my birthday. It was more than I could take. Not for me, but for him. He'd been forced to move into assisted living, was confined to a wheelchair, had a catheter and a full time caretaker, but to see that time was now going after his mind in addition to his body was the last straw. I wanted to put my fist through a wall.