The Dad Update

April 2010 I went to visit Dad in the hospital in Salmon Arm, B.C. He had a bad attack of gout and was unable to walk . After discussions with his doctors, the hospital liaison co-ordinator, his friend Irene, and community care workers, Dad had a decision to make - to stay in Salmon Arm in "assisted living" or come home with me to decide what to do next. He decided to come home with me.

I have created this blog mainly to keep my family updated, but now and then my friends may want to check in to see how life is "living with Mac!".

This blog will note how it is living with an 83 year old father. It will note the funny, the sad, and anything else in particular that may happen with "living with Mac"!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

October 2, 2010

I know I haven't been keeping up with this blog as much as I should, just never seems to be enough time!  I just wanted to mention ... Dad is now going to Rainbow Day Centre on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  It is a place Dad can go to, to meet other seniors.  I can drop him off on my way to work and pick him up on my way home.  He can play crib, do exercises, have lunch and snacks, and sometimes they go on outings.  I'm not sure if Dad has decided he likes it or not.  I think he may be a bit too "young" for it.  I am going to see what the seniors centres here offer.  Maybe that would be more to his liking.  Keep your fingers crossed!
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