User blog comment:Gideoncrawle/Another World War II Veteran Down/@comment-1844926-20161121050113

I'm so sorry for your loss, Gideon. Your father seems like he was a great man. It's unfortunate that living so long often comes with such a price, and as banal as it is, at least he's not in anymore pain. My mom was actually in a similar situation with my grandmother, whom had had a stroke back in March that impacted a lot of her memory as well. Eventually she was admitted to assisted living, and a lot of my mom's visits were forgotten as well. My grandmother's whole perception of time was kind of shot, too; she thought her own mother (my great-grandmother) was still alive, and that she was still married (despite 40 years of divorce). She actually passed away this past week as well; I can't claim to be too overwhelmed, since I was expecting it with her condition, but it still sucks. Death sucks. I hope things start looking up for you, man. What a lousy year, right?