Makes You Think

My husband has been helping a friend of his, Bob, with Bob's shop for a couple of years now. Bob has all sorts of health problems - diabetes, he's on dialysis, heart attack, amputations... today my husband called to tell me that Bob's wife, Peg (his caregiver), had a heart attack last night. The aorta ruptured, but the docs thought everything was under control. A couple of hours later, my husband called again to tell me that Peg had died. My mind is numb, not wanting to accept what he told me. I wasn't particularly close to Bob & Peg, but I know them, and they are very good to my husband. All of this has gotten me to thinking about my Dad & Mom. Mom has been Dad's caregiver since 2002 when he had surgery to repair a brain aneurysm. A year later he was doing well with his recovery when he was suddenly diagnosed with Wegener's, an autoimmune disease, which won't kill him, but it does require a good deal of care-giving on my Mom's part. So back to Bob and Peg. What is going to happen to Bob? I don't think he can stay by himself. What would happen to my Dad in the same situation? It's not something I want to think about, but maybe I need to consider the alternatives in case Mom goes before Dad. Gee, such a happy post. Sorry ....