My father passed away on Sunday afternoon.
He had Alzheimers for a number of years.
I keep explaining to everyone who expects me to be devastated that I've already done a bunch of mourning. I know the service on Friday will be sad and emotional, but so far I haven't cried. I last saw him this past summer. I am sure he recognized me, but he was already showing that he didn't know who I was. So in my mind, I started to say goodbye then. When I went to my uncle's funeral a few months ago, and saw much cousins speaking about their father, I realized that I would be in that same spot in not too long.
Sometimes with Alzheimers, the person's body stay much longer after their mind has gone. My dad was just at that point of slipping both complete beyond who he was and beyond the point of living comfortably. He was no longer happy. So it was a very good time for him to have his final rest.
I was glad my sister was able to be with him to the end. His lung ...
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janora
Seeing as I spent a great majority of my childhood in bowling alleys tagging along with my parents as they competed in various leagues all over Southern California, I would have loved to have come across a smoke free facility! Enclosed spaces blue with second hand smoke was not my favorite places to be. As long as the place had an arcade, I was a happy girl.
-tank's grrl
In Monument - 3 minutes off the highway.
Technically it isn't non-smoking all the time. It is non-smoking during daytime hours in the main area (bar has smoking all the time) and I understand that smoking is only allowed behind the wall, so there is little 'old smoke' smell left in the bowling area. It seemed rather clean. Althoug they wouldn't let us eat our own food (candy).