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Aging Father
by Babsie258, Apr 30, 2008 12:37AM
My father is 93 years old and lives alone in his own small apartment. His memory is seriously declining, and he is now quite confused. He has been friendly with a lady in his apartment building for about 6 years. This woman is 31 years younger than he is, and she has bipolar disorder. She was recently hospitalized for 4 weeks. My brother and I are at our wits end. We worry about our father and this unstable relationship, especially due to the fact that it is on again off again. Recently, she told my father she was breaking up with him because she had found another man. We would like our dad to move to an assisted living residence where he can meet other people and enjoy his last few years. We have taken him to view the residence. It is absolutely lovely, but he has flatly refused to move. We believe the reason he doesn't want to move is because of the relationship he is having with this woman, who lives in the same building that he does. We have tried to bring in a geriatric consultant, who would meet with dad on a neutral basis and talk to him about options that might be available for him. He refuses to meet with this person. Does anyone have experience with a problem of this magnitude, and if so, can you offer any advice?
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If his memory is going that fast chances are he won't remember her for very long once she's out of the picture for just a little while.