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Anyone else out there sad about their aging parents?
Family & Parenting / 10:24 PM - Saturday January 10, 2009

Anyone else out there sad about their aging parents?

I just talked to my mom on the phone. She was always so wise, up on current events and vibrant, and now she talks about her aches and pains and worries all the time. She's in her mid-70's so I guess this happens, but I find it so sad.

- Asked by monana, A Career Woman, Female, 56-65, Who Cares?

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My mother was on deaths door for months...intubated. Now she's home with a stranger living with her and she hasn't an ounce of executive functioning left nor any short term memory. Alot of her long term memory is shot too. She tried to tell me the other day that that her live in was her mother. The women is black. I didn't point that out to her but had to tell her over and over that it wasn't her mother...no it's not daddy's mother....no mom...it's the women whose rooming with you. She just can't grasp the simplest concepts.

- Response by joybird, A Creative, Female, 46-55, Rochester, Who Cares?

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My dad is 81, and has the onset of Alzheimers, and my mom is 77. So yes, I am sad about it. Greatly.

- Response by studlydoright, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 36-45

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My mom died Dec 07 and my dad will soon be the Bionic Man with all the replacements he has had this year.He just had his shoulder replaced a few days ago,his knee was replaced 6 months ago and he has to have shots all over his body.He also had a foot sugery 2 months ago.He has alot of problems and I get depressed talking to him.I know what ya mean.Sometimes I wish I could take his surgeries for him.

- Response by beachy, A Trendsetter, Female, 36-45, Technical

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My Mom is in her late 70's and trust me the aches, pains, and worries just go on but change shape depending on what's going on in her life. My sister the Nurse, finally spoke to her about her Anxiety, and Panic Attacks and she got some medication to help take the edge off. She took it for the first time tonight, and hopefully won't be up all night like she was last night, worrying if the medicine is going to work or not.
It is part of the aging process. I'm sure many of her friends or family members have died and she is reminiscing about them, missing them and feeling sad, (especially during the Holidays) that they aren't here to share them with her.
Hang in there, and know that there are more of us kids out here than you can imagine.

- Response by bnotafraid, A Creative, Female, Who Cares?, Artist / Musician / Writer

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awwwwww
hugs!
i recently told my kids...
when/if i get like that... dont feel bad for not visiting meee but to remember me like i was.
gwynneth

Everyone Wants to Live Forever, but No One Wants to Be Old
Elizabeth Farrelly


- Response by meowbaby559, A Trendsetter, Female, Who Cares?, Celebrity

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Those are the sunset years. Help them to enjoy what life they have left. Dad left when he was 83, mom when she was 88.

- Response by stoney07, A Creative, Male, 56-65, Seattle, Who Cares?

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Priorities change as we age. My grandma used to say to me that when you reach a certain age, all that matters anymore is waking up to another day and being able to get out of bed.

- Response by jpb219, A Guy Critical, Male, 36-45, Chicago, Technical

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