Category: Family

Dentist Appointment

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This morning I took my dad to his dentist appointment. After an hour and a half of talking about options for taking care of his rotting teeth, we decided he would have some work done, fix some teeth and the partial he already has instead of having all his teeth pulled and getting dentures. He wasn’t too happy I think but it’s the best, most affordable option for his teeth. I hope he goes with that option. I may be traveling back in the future to take him to get this work done. Take care of your teeth when you’re young!!

I walked a total of 2.01 miles today.

Visiting Dad

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Today I drove to Charlottesville to visit my dad. He’s 87. He is showing his age a lot these days. Tomorrow morning I’ll be taking him to a dentist appointment. I came a day early to visit with him and be here to take him early tomorrow morning. It was good catching up with him. He’s in independent care but he really needs to be in assisted care. I hope he moves to that level of care soon.

I walked a total of 1.49 miles with the exercise app on the watch.

Going Back Home

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Today I got up really early and headed home. I made it to Knoxville by the afternoon. I stopped at my mom’s assisted living facility to visit with her. I didn’t tell her I was coming so she was very surprised. We visited for 3 hours and then I went to the hotel. Tomorrow I’ll make it all the way home.

I only walked a total of 1.89 miles today.

Second Day

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My second day with my dad was spent at Goodwill. It pretty much took us most of the day to get him in the car, drive to the store, get around the store, get him back in the car and go back to the center. He bought some DVDs. When we got home he was very tired and fell asleep in his chair again. I cleaned up a bit and put things away. I’m not sure I’ll be back to visit. I shouldn’t be babysitting him. I hope my sister comes around soon and realize he needs to be moved to get more services.

With all the walking around today I did get a total of 2.25 miles.

Visiting Dad

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Today I drove down to Charlottesville to visit my dad for a few days. I was disappointed to find that he’s not doing anything to help himself. He doesn’t take care of himself or do anything other than sit in a chair. He wears the same clothes for weeks and won’t take a shower or brush his teeth. I think he needs to be moved back to Assisted Living where people will come in and take care of the things he won’t do. My sister feels differently so we’ll see how it goes in the long run. I did take him to McDonalds for lunch. He seemed to enjoy that.

I only walked .80 miles today.