{"id":68411,"date":"2024-02-20T16:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternatech.net\/?p=68411"},"modified":"2024-02-20T16:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T09:32:51","slug":"life-changes-quickly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/life-changes-quickly\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Changes Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I\u2019ve always been fairly open about dad\u2019s progression, even though it\u2019s hard, because you never know if your experience can help someone else who feels alone in a similar situation.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Soo&hellip; My dad called me yesterday. He asked if I lived at home (the usual), so I told him about my apartment and downplayed the cost of my rent as always. He asked what I do for work and he thinks it\u2019s pretty cool, I do too. I heard my mom in the background talking to a friend.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Then, my dad asked me how \u201cmommy\u201d was. I thought it was odd considering she was in the other room, but I answered <strong>\u201cshe\u2019s doing well I think\u201d. He sounded happy and asked me if she\u2019s <strong>\u201cfound a new boyfriend yet\u201d.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I was going for a walk through town and had to stop. Why would mommy have a new boyfriend I asked myself? <strong>\u201cNana Betty, I think I have her number I should call her\u201d. Nana Betty is my dad\u2019s mom who passed away shortly after I was born. I was so confused and then I realized that my dad thought his mother is my mom. <strong>\u201cOur mommy?\u201d I asked. <strong>\u201cYeah Nana Betty!\u201d I corrected him explaining who Nana Betty was- <strong>\u201cNo, Nana Betty is my wife, she gave birth to you\u201d.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I called his sister crying, I called my aunt, and then I called my mom. How do I tell my mom that her husband, my dad, thinks I have a different mom? Apparently this wasn\u2019t a new thought for him because a few days ago he asked her <strong>\u201cDanielle\u2026is she your daughter?\u201d My dad thinks that he\u2019s 18 years old and still in high school. He wakes my mom up at 2 am wondering when he has to get ready. He has no recollection of college at the University of Miami, which we all know he loves, go canes!\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Life changes quickly and we often only recognize the changes after they\u2019ve happened. So, cherish the small moments just as you would the big. Remember the happy days but also accept the hard ones. Answer every phone call, smile for the 10th photo, and make your hugs a little tighter. Whether it\u2019s Alzheimer\u2019s, ALS, Cancer or another disease a parent, friend or family member is fighting, you don\u2019t have to go through it alone\u00a0\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve always been fairly open about dad\u2019s progression, even though it\u2019s hard, because you never know if your experience can help someone else who feels alone in a similar situation. Soo&hellip; My dad called me yesterday. 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