The problem with that is that they are too old and frail now to meet me someplace like that. If I asked my dad to do that he may try only to face my sister's wrath and really realize how he is imprisoned and powerless. Often an elderly person that struggles to get around doesn't realize they are very limited in being able to go anywhere, they think about it UNTIL they want to and find out they can't. Often an elderly person like that will say, "we will have to get together and go for lunch somewhere" not realizing that can no longer happen. My sister would not let me do that. They are both unstable and could fall and get hurt. That is what happened to my mother where she fell and broke her wrist trying to break her fall. Dementia can take place in the body where the brain struggles to control the body to balance and walk normally, often the person begins to shuffle their feet at first. They struggle to make it to go to the bathroom so they often wet themselves or poop in their pants. Both my parents have to wear adult type diapers that can be torn off of them easily.
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