If there were 26, there were probably twice or three times that number.
Everybody lies.
How’s dad doing? Assisted living is nice but living in “your place” is tops. That’s why I gave up career, marriage etc to facilitate that for my mom. Lots of frustration along way(an now in aftermath) but it was the right thing to so
Your dad is remarkable being independent and pushing 100 , still writing and coming to terms with the reality of his situation.
Aging gives us one loss after another to deal with… and each one is a grief event