Father's Day, June 20th, 2010

My brother Bryan and myself took our dad out to lunch today for Father's Day... It seemed much more difficult than any other time we had taken him out. We were sure to take him somewhere a mess wouldn't be an issue, where it would be small so that no one would sit and stare at us while struggling feeding our dad. We had shown up at his nursing home to find him somewhat ready to go, despite the fact his pants they had him wear were both torn at the knees which was unacceptable. He enjoyed his outting very much, we also took him to Walmart to buy him a belt and a few pairs of shorts to wear on the hotter days here. I noticed that it was much harder to make out what he was saying, to understand him, to know what he needed or wanted. I wanted to break down and cry as he told my brother, "You'll hate having Huntington's..." As I spoon fed him his Father's Day meal... I was very thankful to have this day to spend with my father and brother, but how many more holidays would I have with either of them. A year from now who knows where we will be in our battle with HD? Happy Father's Day to you all...

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