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Old people and patience, as well as elder care, wills, estate planning and dealing with a budding real estate nightmare concerning some property I am seriously considering trying to retire to in West Dennis, these things consume my entire being lately. My father was diagnosed with Myeloma and has begun treatments, but he's supposed to adjust his lifestyle. He lives alone in Yarmouth with a crazy dog, very old fashioned, very set in his ways and views and opinions on things, a tad stubborn, too. Used to be an avid player in the Cape senior softball league and he didn't mind giving that up, but insists on going up on ladders and using his chainsaw even after his Dr. told him no more physical stuff. That's where patience comes in bigtime. I mostly just listen because it's not worth upsetting him by arguing with him (and he is a great story teller, too). We've always been very close and he's been there for me more than once, but to my surprise a few weeks back he dragged me to a lawyer to draw up a will and he put me in charge of doing everything upon his demise. Honored, yes, scared out of my wits and overwhelmed, definitely. I haven't even told my own brothers because I just don't know how they're going to react. Time to man up I guess and do whatever it takes. It's tough when you're 300 miles away and can't just drop everything and drive up, it may come to a leave of absence, even early retirement if it comes to that. Yea, it's someone whow was in a situation like this who invented the phrase, "It's a bitch growing". old.
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