The problem with old age
The problem with old age
My parents are starting to age, however they refuse to confess it, and i assume so exhausting for them.
It is tricky to watch them struggle to do the things that they once did, however it is reality, my husband has tried so many different times to help our Mom fix things around the house, however our Mom refuses the help because he wants to prove that he can still do everything that he used to be able to do.
I have no choice other than turning my head away sometimes when our Mom is climbing all over the roof or changing light fixtures that are high up in his barn. I guess that the hard truth of his aging may have finally hit him this past Sunday. It is August, and he was desperate to get his a/c out of the attic, but of course, he did not ask for help! He had knee surgery a couple of weeks ago, plus his knee is still not completely healed. Apparently when he was walking down the stairs, his gave out on him, and then he fell down an entire flight of stairs, thankfully, he did not cut anything, however his knee may need another surgery now. He did not even like his knee though. He was just super uneasy that his a/c was shattered. I tried to tell him that the two of us could get him another a/c, despite the fact that he was so uneasy that he got in the automobile plus drove to the store to buy another a/c immediately. He could barely walk, despite the fact that he thought it was best that he needed a current a/c right then. I hope that this incident teaches him to ask for help more often.