WMR: You're correct regarding an assisted care facility. No way in hell would he agree to that and without a messy and expensive legal proceeding it simply won't happen. He has been verbally abusive for decades; though, as I mentioned his Parkinson's has exacerbated the problem(s). His failure to track during conversations and his forgetfulness are simply mental decline, which has not even reached the level of Demented Joe. As mentioned, recording his outbursts and playing them back to him at a later date may be helpful, as would occasional home health care. No way Mom will be chased out of her home by this, though, I know she's been tempted. Dad can just be very tough to deal with. Unfortunately, not much can be done about it.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right.
- Del Gue
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