When I first read “beginning to seem old” I thought “what rock have they been living under?” Then I thought about my dad’s slow decline and how striking it was when I realized just how close to death he was. His body had fallen apart over the course of five years, following a major heart attack. He went from a vibrant 80 year old that still did carpentry work and could beat me in arm wrestling to a sallow-faced shadow of the man he was.
I know this is a media piece and I believe the staffers are “shocked” about as much as comatose sloth. I can also see how obvious decline can be missed by those closest to them. Dunno where I was going with this. I’m gonna go think about my dad some. I miss him
But he seemed so young and spritely before
When I first read “beginning to seem old” I thought “what rock have they been living under?” Then I thought about my dad’s slow decline and how striking it was when I realized just how close to death he was. His body had fallen apart over the course of five years, following a major heart attack. He went from a vibrant 80 year old that still did carpentry work and could beat me in arm wrestling to a sallow-faced shadow of the man he was.
I know this is a media piece and I believe the staffers are “shocked” about as much as comatose sloth. I can also see how obvious decline can be missed by those closest to them. Dunno where I was going with this. I’m gonna go think about my dad some. I miss him
What was your dad’s favorite song?