Glad to say dad is out of danger and recovering physically. Sadly there has been some brain damage and he will no longer be able to live in his own home. My sister and I are looking for a nice residential care home.

The horrible thing is that we have now learned my brother, who has drug convictions and has undergone Anger Management for beating his wife, had somehow managed to get Power of Attorney over dad's affairs, and, under the guise of using the money for dad, been raiding his bank accounts. It is bad enough to think we may not have dad much longer, but just ghastly to think my own brother cannot wait for him to die. He was not a perfect dad by any means, but now he is old and helpless and needs care. I hate my brother for taking advantage of him. Dad has been saving this money all his life, and my rotten brother thinks he has a right to it.

At all events, it is a good lesson to make sure I have proper legal safeguards in place, in case I ever lose the capacity to decide my own affairs.