Old Man Hair
I'm lucky with old man hair, I think. I think it's going to thin like Daddy's, but he held off on going bald. Both his and Mom's turned lovely shades of silver.
About a week before he died, maybe a week and one day, just before the nursing home shut everyone out for safety related to Covid, we all went to see Dad. My brother and I wheeled him to the barber room, MyFella had taken his clippers and I had taken a towel and dust buster. MyFella cut Daddy's hair and I cut his nails and my brother got on his nerves. Which was my brother's specialty with Dad. Daddy kept jumping like I was cutting flesh and it was just his nails. MyFella said that Daddy's hair was soft and clean. The nursing home was keeping him clean.
One week later he died.
I was moving clutter in my home a few days ago and moved the clippers. I opened the box to close it better with all the guards and his hair is in there, the tufts on the clippers. Distinctly his shade, his hair.
Clean and soft.
About a week before he died, maybe a week and one day, just before the nursing home shut everyone out for safety related to Covid, we all went to see Dad. My brother and I wheeled him to the barber room, MyFella had taken his clippers and I had taken a towel and dust buster. MyFella cut Daddy's hair and I cut his nails and my brother got on his nerves. Which was my brother's specialty with Dad. Daddy kept jumping like I was cutting flesh and it was just his nails. MyFella said that Daddy's hair was soft and clean. The nursing home was keeping him clean.
One week later he died.
I was moving clutter in my home a few days ago and moved the clippers. I opened the box to close it better with all the guards and his hair is in there, the tufts on the clippers. Distinctly his shade, his hair.
Clean and soft.
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