I just found out

~Roo'sMama~ wrote: My dad has a cataract. I know that's not serious, but it's making me realize that my parents are getting old. I don't think I'm ready for that to happen. I wish I lived closer to them so that I could see them more.

Both sets of my grandparents died either before I was born or when I was little, too, and I've always felt like I'd missed out on something special. I really want my parents to be around a long time for my kids, as well as for me.

CosmetologyMommy replied:

kayla's mama replied:
I know what you mean about being away and seeing little things that remind us that our parents are getting older even with my grandparents I notice it too.

~~*Missi*~~ replied:

kimberley replied: i know how you feel. we had a prostate scare with my dad recently and it was the longest month of my life waiting for the results. aging sucks

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Sorry to hear that. I'm in the same boat. My dad had a little colon scare about a year ago and since we live far away, I didn't know about it until way after the fact. It made me feel awful. Thank god for cheap cell phone service and email! We also have a web cam, so I at least get to catch up with my parents on a somewhat regular basis. The older I get, the older they get, which makes me sad.

C&K*s Mommie replied: I am in the same boat as you, and the others. Kinda wish they would live on forever.....

holley79 replied: It is always hard to come to that realization. Is he planning on having surgery on it?

jcc64 replied: Well, as many of you know, I lost my dad to kidney cancer last year, and he'd also been sick with Hepatitis C and heart disease leading up to that. It's very difficult to see your parents weak and sick and just plain getting old (though he was far from what I consider old- 64). Now my mom, always an active person, is starting to make excuses about driving at night and straying too far from the comfort of her little world. It's very disconcerting.

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~Roo'sMama~ replied:
He's trying a couple different things first to see if they help. He did some liver cleanse, and is going to take some herbal supplements that are supposed to clear up the cloudiness caused by cataracts. If those don't help he will have to do the surgery but he doesn't want to. I guess I wouldn't really either so I don't blame him for wanting to try other things first.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Sara I'm so sorry. I really know the feeling. I had an AWFUL dream the other night that my mother died. My nanie died when I was young and I still miss her like crazy. My parents aren't in the best health and I worry so much about them and don't live very close to them either (2 hours) My kids are crazy about my parents too.

I know how you feel.

mom21kid2dogs replied: I hear 'ya. I called my mom late last year after I figured out then that my dad was turning 70 this year~yikes!!! Longevity runs heavily on both sides of our family but that number was just shocking to me!

Kirstenmumof3 replied: Offering you some hugs! Maybe you could plan a trip to see them this summer!

MM'sMama replied: He will be in my thoughts.

3xsthefun replied: I'm sorry to hear that.

I know how you feel, though my parents are still considered young (45 and 47), it still makes me sad knowing they are getting older.

All of my grandparents are still living, but I know they are getting older also. It makes me sad to think that they won't be around someday.

A&A'smommy replied: awwwiee I'm sorry I know what you mean though I don't want my parents to get old either

fashionmumofboys replied: I know how you feel. Sorry to hear that.

My dad underwent a hernia surgery, 2 weeks ago, and is still recuperating from that. He is really down and out because this was his first surgery and he's 67.

My mom says he is not himself these days, and she is feeling overwhelmed and so lost seeing him like this.