Watching our grandparents get old is not fun. DH's grandmother was put in the same home as my grandfather last week. My grandmother visits him daily mostly at meal times and DH's grandmother has started sitting with them which on one hand I think is sweet, on the other hand I hope she doesn't become more work for my grandmother. I know my grandmother likes her very much but I just worry. DH's grandfather is also visiting as much as he can but we're not sure how much that is, he is pretty sick himself receiving dialysis 2-3 times/week. I suspect he'll be in the same home in the next 6-12 months.

On the other hand it will be nice for us to be able to go to one place to visit all of them, not that driving across town to their two homes was ever an issue. We probably won't be there again until Thanksgiving unless something unexpected were to happen. My grandfather is pretty much gone mentally and is really failing physically, DH's grandmother is definitely deep in Alzheimer's but is better physically whereas DH's grandfather is as sharp as a tack but failing physically. Situations like this make us wish we were even closer at some times.

I think it did make DH feel good that he was able to help a little with his grandmother's assessments, etc. the past few weeks. They wanted to do a test at her hospital that was so old DH had never even seen one used for what they wanted. Eventually they decided she didn't need it, DH was releived.

I know we're lucky to have 6 of our grandparents still living in our mid-30's but at the same time it makes it harder to see them go through this and to lose them when we're bringing new life into the world.