Wow, your mom, gone young. Both with cancer. His complicated with dementia. It's good he went quietly like that in his sleep. It's a horrible situation to have that happen like that last year. At least he is free of all that though. That's how I think of these things, since it isn't any life with such illnesses at that age.
So, you've done the work of caring for him. Very taxing indeed to take that on alone. It takes strength, patience, fortitude.
Tropical in wet season, nope, does not sound like fun. Wait and see how it goes.
Yeah, she was pretty young. Unfortunately she chose no treatment other than mumbo-jumbo Eastern medicine; poultices and brews. She died poorly although with copious amount of morphine was in no pain at least. Dad had an open wound on his entire foot, lack of circulation [renal failure] meant it wouldn't heal; could see the ligaments through it. It was pretty horrific. They are at peace though, now. I'm ok with it. I'll die someday also, we all will.