Description: The truth about the elder abuse that happened to our mother during the last three years of her life.
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It was June 2000, when my Dad's health began to decline. Although my brother lived with my parents, he was not able to detect that our Dad was having problems with his health. It was Father's Day, June 2000, when Dad showed signs of being incontintent and it was concerning me that he was not talking much, as he normally would.
It was the following week that I made him an appt. with his doctor (Dr. Hayes), and then I took Dad to this appointment. At this time, his blood sugar was 686 and Dr. Hayes admitted him to the Hospital. Dad had been taking one pill a day, for his blood sugar but had run out of the med, and was too busy farming, to get the prescription filled, is what he told the doctor. Keep in mind, my Dad had just turned 85, on May 21, 2000.
Dad was in the Hospital for 2 weeks, and then had rehabilitation therapy, to walk and get stronger. He was able to gain back his strength, although his ability to move about was much slower than before.