I’m not sure anyone can give me any advice, so I’m just putting this out there in the hope of words of wisdom. This bloody virus has isolated us all, but my parents mid to late 70s had a fairly active social life right up to lockdown and they seem to have dwindled really quickly, particularly my dad.
My sibling and I have been making gentle adjustments for them for a couple of years, but tonight I couldn’t help but resist his suggestions that my dad is declining - I just couldn’t accept it even though I think he’s right.
I’m late 40s and I’m lying here crying because I can’t cope with the idea that my parents are going to decline and die. I come from a big extended family, so have lost lots of relatives and younger much loved bil to cancer, so it’s not an unfamiliarity with death. I just feel a bit lost. Anyone got any thoughts or experiences - feeling very low.