my dad , has a great big 42 inch screen, new one for christmas last year
he sits there watching the 24 /7 abc news channel all day,
but with out the sound, has the subtitles on...
drives me nuts, even tho he has things that transmit
to his hearing aids, he still wont listen to it..
did i say it drives me nuts??
old age i guess
-- Edited by milo on Thursday 10th of October 2013 03:45:16 PM
Rip and Rosie said
12:27 AM Oct 11, 2013
Is the man not entitled to do what he wants in his old age?
If he's happy doing that, be supportive
milo said
01:58 AM Oct 11, 2013
of course, he can do what ever he likes..
just noting down things to remember him with.
jules47 said
03:35 AM Oct 11, 2013
Yes Milo - they are the things you will remember and have a laugh about later - sometimes the things that drive you mad now, will be hilarious when you think of them - and talk about them.
Duh said
03:42 AM Oct 11, 2013
I notice in the pic on the other thread he is smoking a pipe, is he still doing that with his lung cancer?
My Dad was a smoker, but when he was dying from prostate cancer he stopped, when he died he had a couple of cartons of smokes he had never used. Maybe he was trying to hang onto life a bit longer, who knows.
milo said
11:09 AM Oct 11, 2013
hi Vic , yes he is still smoking and yes its from smoking he got what he has but I see no point giving it up now..
-- Edited by milo on Friday 11th of October 2013 11:10:24 AM
shekon said
05:42 PM Oct 12, 2013
Milo, I can relate so much to the television thing with your Dad, and in the future it will be one of the things that you will probably miss and laugh about. My late husband use to whistle all the time, no particular tune, use to drive me nuts, I craved the quiet, I would give anything to have that noise around me now. I often laugh about how I am sure he use to do it at times to get a raise out of me.
Take care of yourself during this time also.
Duh said
06:13 PM Oct 12, 2013
milo wrote:
hi Vic , yes he is still smoking and yes its from smoking he got what he has but I see no point giving it up now..
I agree Milo, he may as well do what he enjoys most in the time he has left.
Not many pipe smokers around these days like they did in the old days, I smoked one at one time, stopped smoking altogether about 30 years ago, best thing I ever did, but not easy.
There were no warnings around about the dangers of smoking then like there are today, don't know if it would have made any difference though at the time, lots more people smoked then too.
countryroad said
09:08 PM Oct 13, 2013
Oh Milo add it to your list of things I must remember not to do in case whoever is around me when I'm older, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. won't like it. Think about what you possibly have done that he's been tolerant of in your life.
If the sounds off I'd be grateful. We're thinking of you and Dad and your family.
Robyn
milo said
03:45 AM Oct 14, 2013
thanks again guys
funny , I complained about dad watching tv with out the sound..
now I'm at his place and doing it when watching his tv!!
my dad , has a great big 42 inch screen, new one for christmas last year
he sits there watching the 24 /7 abc news channel all day,
but with out the sound, has the subtitles on...
drives me nuts, even tho he has things that transmit
to his hearing aids, he still wont listen to it..
did i say it drives me nuts??
old age i guess
-- Edited by milo on Thursday 10th of October 2013 03:45:16 PM
If he's happy doing that, be supportive
of course, he can do what ever he likes..
just noting down things to remember him with.
I notice in the pic on the other thread he is smoking a pipe, is he still doing that with his lung cancer?
My Dad was a smoker, but when he was dying from prostate cancer he stopped, when he died he had a couple of cartons of smokes he had never used. Maybe he was trying to hang onto life a bit longer, who knows.
hi Vic , yes he is still smoking and yes its from smoking he got what he has but I see no point giving it up now..
-- Edited by milo on Friday 11th of October 2013 11:10:24 AM
Take care of yourself during this time also.
I agree Milo, he may as well do what he enjoys most in the time he has left.
Not many pipe smokers around these days like they did in the old days, I smoked one at one time, stopped smoking altogether about 30 years ago, best thing I ever did, but not easy.
There were no warnings around about the dangers of smoking then like there are today, don't know if it would have made any difference though at the time, lots more people smoked then too.
If the sounds off I'd be grateful. We're thinking of you and Dad and your family.
Robyn
funny , I complained about dad watching tv with out the sound..
now I'm at his place and doing it when watching his tv!!