Dad is struggling today. He’s been kind of on an even keel for the last week—even getting out and…

Dad is struggling today. He’s been kind of on an even keel for the last week—even getting out and about and pottering around the garden under his own power, much to our distress because he keeps trying to trim the hedges with a power saw. But today there’s been a sharp rise in his pain and his exhaustion, not to mention a steep decline in mobility and balance. It’s like some vital spark got…