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2016 Postmortem

izzybella

(236 posts)

2. Ugh

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Thu Sep 8, 2016, 11:30 AM

Sep 2016

My parents watch Fox 24/7. We actually block all cable channels when they visit and tell them we don't get cable. So far it has worked!

You sound like a very caring child. It is so tough to deal with memory issues.

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My 92-year-old mother has some memory issues. [View all] MineralMan Sep 2016 OP

Sounds like you and your dad have it under control. Wilms Sep 2016 #1

Ugh izzybella Sep 2016 #2

At 92, both of them are tired a lot of the time, MineralMan Sep 2016 #3

Great to hear about the closeness of your relationship with your parents PJMcK Sep 2016 #4

From everything I can tell, those afternoon phone calls MineralMan Sep 2016 #5

Expressing love by keeping in touch is tops! Duval Sep 2016 #15

Sounds like your a family values kind of guy PJMcK Sep 2016 #18

My best to your parents - 92 - just the thought - you are so right asiliveandbreathe Sep 2016 #6

My Mom will be 101 MadCrow Sep 2016 #7

Thanks! She sounds wonderful! MineralMan Sep 2016 #8

Thank you for posting this. My parents are skylucy Sep 2016 #9

Good suggestion MM. I have worked with folks with memory problems in my riversedge Sep 2016 #10

My parents just signed up on DU HipChick Sep 2016 #11

your parents are now on du?? welcome them for me, please. how utterly delightful. niyad Sep 2016 #12

They are truly shocked at how someone like him can possibily running for President.. HipChick Sep 2016 #13

I keep hoping that I will find out that this has all been some extended, drug-induced nightmare. niyad Sep 2016 #14

If they can get BBC News or CNN International, those are better and more in depth csziggy Sep 2016 #16

Not really their style. MineralMan Sep 2016 #17