"We was robbed"
Misdiagnosis of MSA robbed us of earlier intervention for dementia
His own control issues robbed us of knowing what was really going on with him
Lack of income/savings robbed us of humane placement for the years he was still lucid enough to know what was going on, just not why
A pandemic robbed us of the warmth and comfort of his embrace
And exposure to COVID-19 robbed us of being there for his last moments on earth.
He finally got the chance to worry less, qualified for disability and didn't have to create the next big "moneymaker" - didn't have to be burdened with my worker's comp case and the failure that it was
It was finally his time.
Finally his chance to enjoy life without crippling stress.
He deserved a chance.
He deserved more time.
We deserved more time.