Brother on the phone.

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I spoke with my French brother today, the one I intend visiting in May. Phone conversations are not easy partly because of his slurred speech thanks to Parkinson’s, and partly because of difficulty holding the phone - again thanks to Parkinson’s. But he was bright and breezy as always in spite of his circumstances. He’s in a care home even though only 65 years old, and his fellow inmates are much older and have all lost their marbles. I had thought the visit was going to be difficult, since he has deteriorated since I saw him a year ago, but he seems to still be able to manage visitors alright. He’s confined to a wheelchair but the house we are staying in is about 200 metres from the care home so I hope I’ll be able to wheel him over to our place - he never gets out. It’s a visit I wasn’t looking forward to, but after the phone call I know I’ll enjoy it.