Short Term Memory Loss

My Dad is getting worse now.  His short-term memory is going.  I took him to vote on Tuesday.  I talked with him Wednesday on the phone and I said something about Obama winning.  "He won?" he asked. 

When I saw him yesterday, he again didn't know who won.  When I reminded him that Obama won, it was like he hadn't heard that before.

Today I brought him some toothpaste.  A few minutes later, he asked me to bring him toothpaste.  I said, "Dad I brought you some today."

Dementia sucks bad.  It sucks to watch my dad deteriorate and lose bits of himself.  But he is the one who is deteriorating.  And I am losing one person.  He is losing everyone.

sapphoq on life