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Sunday, December 14, 2008

the ultimate road trip


my dad is going on a road trip - he is 72 years old and has been diagnosed - or has the symptoms of early dementia....

he is not going alone - his sister will be the co-pilot of sorts - she has a compromised immune system - and was diagnosed with walking pneumonia ....

they are going to some city in north carolina - which is about a 6 hour drive -
my dad wants to learn how to write - apparently a friend of his is an author
he has had a story going for the past 30-40 years - one chapter in but not finished
as do i but i don't intend to finish it -

maybe this is a last ditch effort to finally finish this task - who knows
but the timing - he leaves on tuesday - and hopefully back for christmas
and sort of out of the blue - maybe it came to him in a dream
like me and cooking - i didn't realize until now it was a nightmare - and i should have never gone back to sleep - but this isn't about me.

my dad and aunt are going on a road trip
i wonder what he will get out of it and if he will tell any of us

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