Nursing Parents

　　My parents got weak since last summer and were unable to live in their house by themselves. My father has no specific illness and just grew old and feeble. He is bedridden now in a nursing facility. He is sometimes clearly conscious, but most of the time absentminded or drowsy. He speaks almost nothing. My mother suffers from severe senile dementia. She has fundamental strength, but she goes out once, she can't get back by herself. She is now under the care of professional care-workers in another caring facility. Unfortunately they can't live in the same facility because of the difference of their nursing level. Every time an event happened in the passed six months, I had to take steps to make my parents secure. My free time for my hobbies, including learning languages, was compromised but it's inevitable.
　　I've seen such patients in my life as a general surgeon, but now, I know that I didn't fully understand the real agony of their families. Nursing elderly parents is really hard work. Fortunately, my parents left enough money for their lives, and I was able to put their care into the hands of caring professions. If they lived in my house with us, we wouldn't be able to make a trip, or even go out freely. I learned through my parents that I should prepare for the end of my life not to stand in the way of our daughters' lives.

Comments

[KUMO]

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[Tsuyako Watari]

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