How mad are your parents!

[Globalti]

My Mum is aged 79 and has just re-passed her Institute of Advanced Motorists test with high praise from the Police examiner. She walks about 30 miles a week leading local ramblers groups, she sings in three choirs and is an official guide at the cathedral - quite an inspiration to all of us.

Nutty as a fruitcake though, drives the family mad!

 

[very-near]

My dad is a psychiatrist which I suppose is the antithesis of crazy.

My mate became an osteopath after he hurt his own back

 

[very-near]

My Mum is aged 79 and has just re-passed her Institute of Advanced Motorists test with high praise from the Police examiner. She walks about 30 miles a week leading local ramblers groups, she sings in three choirs and is an official guide at the cathedral - quite an inspiration to all of us.

Nutty as a fruitcake though, drives the family mad!

Was that why you flogged the Landy ?

Sounds like a really gutsy lady

 

[alecstilleyedye]

My mate became an osteopath after he hurt his own back

 

[Joe24]

A few Doctors that i cycle with are pretty crazy

 

[snapper_37]

A couple of years ago, my Dad must have fell asleep during the lotto results and dreamt that he had won.

He rang me (my mom was at work) and said to come straight round as he had news. So, off we went (walking the bloody 3 miles because we had had a drink). When we got there, he was on the phone telling my mom to hand in her notice at work, he had ordered a crug of champagne from the local offie to be delivered to 'the new millionaire of Wolverhampton'

My mom came panning back home and then .... we thought we'd better check his ticket.

Not even a tenner but he was adamant that he had marked the numbers off.

Shame really because it made him cry. I think that could have been the start, as he has mild dementia now

Apart from that, both my parents are cracking and I love em to death.

 

[Globalti]

What a sad story. My Dad had Alzheimer's, it really was sad to see such a proud and capable man go downhill.

Linf, we sold the 90 because it got retired from the daily commute and in the end wasn't doing anything apart from the odd trip to the dump or greenlaning trip to annoy ramblers. We needed the cash for a new boiler so it had to go.

 

[JtB]

Not as mad as my kids' parents!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

A couple of years ago, my Dad must have fell asleep during the lotto results and dreamt that he had won.

He rang me (my mom was at work) and said to come straight round as he had news. So, off we went (walking the bloody 3 miles because we had had a drink). When we got there, he was on the phone telling my mom to hand in her notice at work, he had ordered a crug of champagne from the local offie to be delivered to 'the new millionaire of Wolverhampton'

My mom came panning back home and then .... we thought we'd better check his ticket.

Not even a tenner but he was adamant that he had marked the numbers off.

Shame really because it made him cry. I think that could have been the start, as he has mild dementia now

Apart from that, both my parents are cracking and I love em to death.

That is so sad... my grandma also had really bad Alzheimer's before she died - we started noticing with little 'funny' things like that too. Mind you with her being a Christian Spiritualist, it was quite hard to tell...

 

[snapper_37]

That is so sad... my grandma also had really bad Alzheimer's before she died - we started noticing with little 'funny' things like that too. Mind you with her being a Christian Spiritualist, it was quite hard to tell...

Yep, it's just the little things that you notice. Like telling me I'd left the side door open at their house and I hadn't been down all week. Telling me to get my brakes on the car sorted when he'd done them himself.

I've tried talking to my mom but she seems to either be in denial or really believes there is nothing wrong.

BUT, the man still does some work for an old employee when they are in the mire, loves his garden, does loads of jobs around the house for me, loves going to the US to see his Grandkids. I'm dead proud of him and I try and make every day a Father's Day.

Not looking forward if he should really go down hill, but hey ho. Sorry to go off track from the OP.

 

[ChrisKH]

Yep, it's just the little things that you notice. Like telling me I'd left the side door open at their house and I hadn't been down all week. Telling me to get my brakes on the car sorted when he'd done them himself.

I've tried talking to my mom but she seems to either be in denial or really believes there is nothing wrong.
BUT, the man still does some work for an old employee when they are in the mire, loves his garden, does loads of jobs around the house for me, loves going to the US to see his Grandkids. I'm dead proud of him and I try and make every day a Father's Day.

Not looking forward if he should really go down hill, but hey ho. Sorry to go off track from the OP.

My Mum was exactly the same; I think deep down she couldn't face the prospect of my Dad being ill when she was terminally ill herself. They're both gone now. From diagnosis to his passing it only took my dad 4-5 years to die of it.

Try to get your Dad to a doctors as there are some drugs that can really help in the early stages.

 

[snapper_37]

Thanks Chris.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

You do need to try to make sure that your mum realises what's going on though, Snapper, and help to get her prepared. My wife's mother has Parkinson's and she went through an awful lot of suffering before her dad understood how he had to help and support his wife. If you can avoid that, so much the better...