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Ninety

My father is 90 years old today.

What do you get for a 90 year old with Alzheimer's?

I feel bad about it, but I didn't get anything. Anything useful is already provided; anything not useful only gets "lost" in the special-care community.

He has the best care anyone can hope for - he worked and planned so that now he doesn't have to settle for second best or less. Physically, he's healthy as can be; he only gets three prescriptions, and two of them are Alzheimer's related.

Still, I wouldn't wish his situation on anyone. I keep hoping I'll get hit by a bus, develop lung cancer, or get shot by a jealous husband - anything but Alzheimer's.

What's the point of being 90 if you can't even know whether you enjoy it or not?