I like how you explained the aging process to your 5-year old son.
Those visits to your mother are probably as hard for you as they are for
him.
It was difficult watching my once big, strong, virile
father begin to age. His strong back became stooped. Macular
degeneration robbed him of his pleasure of reading. I bought him a
Kindle DX so that he could enlarge the font, but the technology was too
difficult for his brain to master.
Dementia stole his ability to
express himself clearly and make sense of his environment. Once I
found him looking for his Depends in the dining room. I led him gently
back to his bathroom,
His heart was the same, but his body failed him and wore out. Life became too challenging. Death restored his peace.
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