The more things change,

Dad is still in the Cottage.  He is still hanging on, but, is slowly fading.  His eyes are failing, it is getting more and more difficult for him to read the newspaper.  Reading the paper was something that he did more thoroughly than anyone I have ever seen.  He read every word in there.  News, advice, editorial, classifieds, you name it, he read it.  But strangely enough, only the paper.  His reading never carried over into books and such.  He did go through a "phase" of reading light, local history books, but it was never as much as "the paper"

I am glad that we stood our ground when he went into the Abbotsford Hospital.  Hard to believe that a guy that left the Hospital and went to the Cottage, has never gotten out of bed, was pronounced "ready to discharge" by the Patient Care Administrator.  Absolutely no way that Mom, and the rest of us, could have even remotely handled caring for him.

It is very difficult to see a guy that is a "Hero of our Country", fading away.  He always worked his hardest and his best.  He was never afraid of a day's work and often would seek out "something to do" just for fun.

Anyway, more later.

So,  life goes on.

Mom is looking like she will manage to get moved to Cedarbrooke by the end of May.

Aunt Lillian will be moved by the end of March.

Dad is still in the Cottage and is still hanging in.  He seems to be getting weaker and is definitely fading.
He seems content enough, but, has problems hearing, eating, hasn't gotten out of bed since May, 2013.

Mom has been AWESOME!!  She has been tremendously faithful in visiting and doing her best to look after Dad as much as she can.

I sincerely hope that "Awesome Lady", and I, can be like these two are, when we get older.

Had a very long day yesterday.

Got my Mother (88) and her older sister (95) to agree to move into one of those assisted living places.
In this case Cedarbrook Manor in Mission.

Dad is still in the Cottage (hospital) and is still plugging along.

I hope that Mom will do OK at this new place.  She has a one bedroom and den, covered deck, three meals a day, exercise room, exercise pool, craft room, theatre room, 24 hour "bistro", staff "on site" 24/7, etc.

Should be OK

Well, Dad is still at the Cottage, getting weaker but still hanging in there.

Finally assembled my second hand pontoon boat.  Skykomish Sunrise, one of the older Scadden models.  It has the pontoons with the bladders inside.  Still seems to be in good shape, seems to have had very use.
Stand up platform, leaning bar, rear deck, saddle bags.  All good to go.  Just got to wait for better weather.

Happy New Year Everybody !!!!

Life continues on....... .. ... ....... and on ........

Dad is still in the Cottage.
I managed to get there this morning and again, to pick up Mom, this afternoon.

Mom mentions that Dad has just lost the will to live. 
He seems happy/content enough.  Still manages to smile and joke.  Seems to be eating OK, nothing like he did years ago, but still eating.
However, he does seem to be "accepting" of his situation.

It is quite difficult and makes me very sad to see him in this condition.
Sometimes I think that he would choose a different ending.
I believe that he would just like to "go to sleep and not wake up"

Probably like most of us!!