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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
^ Old beer! That's funny. I found an ancient unopened Coors in a creek this spring and joked with the guys I was kayaking with that we should drink it! Perfectly chilled. (We chickened out.)
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When my grandmother passed my cousin drank a budweiser that had been in the back of her fridge for as long as I can remember (at least a decade). He said it tasted like Bud.
My aunt is 77 and required 24 hour care. My parents are taking care of her (mostly my father) and it is definitely taking a toll on him. We had a family meeting over the 4th and my brother and I convinced him to bring in more professional care to give him a break. He was watching her 5 days a week with 2 days off. Now he has Thursday - Saturday off. He wants to do right by his sister but he is also burning what is likely the last remaining healthy years of his life just like my Aunt did caring for my uncle for 4 years.
When my Uncle passed my aunt wanted to move to an assisted living community but my parents talked her out of it. Then she quickly went downhill to the point that nobody will take her. I haven't asked my parents if that regret that decision. I just feel sad for all of them and wonder if my aunt would have done better in the assisted-living community surround by people instead of sitting in her house alone.