Mine was 86.
I was grateful to have him so long, and in his right mind.
Mom died in 2011, almost 94, but had dementia in her remaining years. Stuck in a loop in 1941. Sad.
Dementia, a terrible thing for your mom and the family, the “long goodbye.”
My mom had a massive stroke Labor Day 2000.
She was in a care facility and my dad was not doing well missing her so, would not take care of himself even tho he was living with my oldest sister.
Mom was also 85 when she died a little over a year after daddy.
And now here we are at the age when our children are worried about us as we worried about our aging folks.
My mom lost her last years to dementia too. My poor dad suffered more seeing her like that.