Family health issues take a downturn this week

Posted on March 13, 2008 in Senior living journey by DM

It has been a tough week in the “senior living journey” department. I have been waiting to hear from our assisted living community with a move-in date (we are getting closer!), but in the meantime, Dad had a relapse of sorts this past week that has left me reeling a bit. I received a call around 5 a.m. Tuesday from his neighbor, who had found Dad locked out of his house, very confused and disoriented, and of course COLD… fortunately he had not been outside too long, as paramedics told me he did not have frostbite, but I realize that this whole situation could have had a very different ending. My dad is so fortunate to have such good neighbors - apparently several of them heard him calling for help and responded with 911 calls, and a couple of them went down to the house and broke the door in so they could get him back inside. I honestly don’t even know how to thank them properly - they most certainly saved his life. At any rate, back to the hospital for awhile. It leaves me wondering if assisted living is going to be the right arrangement for him.

UPDATE: Tonight I got to meet and thank the neighbors in person who helped my dad. It turns out he was outside for more than an hour, not properly dressed. I don’t know how he didn’t get frostbite.

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