They Have Their Exits...
Jul. 30th, 2023 08:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poliphilo My father died in his early 80s. He was beginning to fail. The last time I saw him he said, "If my condition doesn't improve, it'll be time to take a walk in the woods." What finally did for him was a bleed on the brain; he fell, hit his head, seemed to be fine- and died in bed a week later..
My mother kept active until she was in her early 90s. Then she had a fall, then she declined quickly, then she levelled out and the last decade was one of slow, slow attrition. She was 101 when she died....
I think I prefer the way my father went. On the other hand my mother didn't seem to suffer...
My mother kept active until she was in her early 90s. Then she had a fall, then she declined quickly, then she levelled out and the last decade was one of slow, slow attrition. She was 101 when she died....
I think I prefer the way my father went. On the other hand my mother didn't seem to suffer...
