Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 17 Jan 2006 06:25:58p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
> jmcquown?
>
>>> BTW, Jill, how is your father doing?
>>
>> He had tests last Thursday and Mom has no results to report yet.
>> I'll be calling her later in the week. I'm not sure she wasn't
>> exaggerating her concerns about his medical condition (out of her
>> own fear, of course). But I can tell you, when I talk to him he's
>> not "all there" anymore. If it's not the cancer it's most likely
>> Altzheimers that has her so concerned, even though he hasn't been
>> diagnosed with it. I can tell you, it sure sounds like it when I
>> talk to him. (sigh)
>
> Your mom's fears are understandable. It has to be bewildering and
> frightening for her after such a long marriage. Yet, I hope that's a
> factor in what she first told you and things aren't really as dismal
> as they might have seemed.
>
> About two years before he died, my dad began exhibiting memory issues
> akin to Altzheimers, but in his case is was caused by blockage that
> restricted bloodflow to the brain. He tried so hard, but it was very
> difficult to watch. My mom reacted much the same as yours. They had
> been married 53 years.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad

I just got off the phone with my dad. Mom *did not call me* to tell me he's
scheduled for treatment tomorrow. He couldn't pronounce it but it's similar
to chemotherapy for "non-Hodgkins lymphoma". It's a 4-1/2 hour treatment,
then he has a second treatment scheduled for the 26th and they'll go from
there. So apparently there *is* cause for concern other than the mental
issues. He did sound much better today when I talked with him; it sort of
comes and goes. (They'll have been married 55 years in July.)

Jill