Twilight years....

When I talked to my mom last night I learned my grandfather isn't doing so well. He's been in a nursing home for the past few years as his health deteriorated to the point where he needed more care than anyone in the family could provide. Every so often his health would take a turn for the worse, and he would have problems swallowing food and run a fever, among other things. This time, though, he's much less alert than he has been, and his doctor has said this is the worst he's been. Things could pretty much go either way.