Ever since my dad had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, my brother as well as I have been keeping an eye on him to give mom a break.
Once a week, my brother as well as I would take a day each, as well as watch dad for mom. Last year was take your child to labor day. My brother had already promised his child that he would take him to labor with him, which left myself and others with dad. I don’t normally take dad to labor with me, because he can be quite a handful. I labor for an Heating & Air Conditioning dealer, as well as I am always fearful that he will walk away. I was standing in the office the night before, talking to my boss. He knew my father well, since they were friends when laboring for the same Heating & Air Conditioning dealer. He was always inquiring about dad’s health as well as making offers to help if it was ever needed. I mentioned to him that I needed to bring dad to labor with myself and others the next day. He told myself and others that I could leave him in the office with him if I needed to go out on a call. I couldn’t think how much fun dad had that day. It seemed that being with his outdated associate jostled his memory enough that they had an amazing time together. For the first time in a year, dad remembered being an Heating & Air Conditioning contractor as well as that I was his son. I only hoped his memory stuck around long enough for my mom to love the outdated dad. I wished I had worked with him when he was an Heating & Air Conditioning contractor. He actually was absolutely nice at what he did.