SC, Kly, Afs, Yogi, I am so sorry to hear this. It is so hard to watch our parents age and become ill with whatever. Cancer killed my Mother and a stroke killed my Dad. My mother passed when I was 13 and my Dad passed 4 years ago. I sent a month with my Dad while he was in the hospital. I was with him every day morning to night. Even though it was hard on me to see him in the hospital bed like that I treasure that time with him.

My Father in law is in the first stages of dementia. His memory is leaving, he gets lost driving and that's when he takes his meds for it. When he don't he gets real hateful and it's hard to be around him. Also he has Leukemia which is in remission. I go up once a week and do the laundry for them and help with the house work.