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Freedom’s echoes: An afternoon visit with my dad

September 18th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Aging & dementia

Another day, another visit. I stopped yesterday afternoon to visit with my dad after skipping a couple of days. He’s been confined to a Honolulu nursing home since late 2008, suffering from a combination of dementia, Alzheimers, and less serious physical ailments. He will be 96 on December 7. There are good days and bad [...]

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Thursday…Falling down the memory hole

July 23rd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Aging & dementia, General

I made a quick trip over to visit my dad at lunch yesterday at the skilled nursing facility on Beretania Street where he’s been since the end of last year. When I arrived, he was in bed asleep, but the cart bringing lunch was being wheeled down the hallway, so I woke him up. He [...]

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