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George Alther—92 years-old, living alone, bed-ridden since Christmas—is not as bad off as he sounds.
Not at all. He is well cared for by family members, namely a daughter Nellie (49), a son John W. (60), and a daughter-in-law Hilda (56).
Nellie referred to the three of them as a team and said they could not get along without each other, meaning they would not be able to take care of George without each of them pitching in to help
Four years ago, when George’s conditioned worsened, the Alther family knew that George would need constant supervision. To meet this need, Hilda and John moved into a house only a few steps in back of George’s, on Route 600 in Old Hollow.
From this point on, Hilda’s and John’s daily routine changed. Arising from bed in the morning, Hilda first goes to check on George and then fixes his breakfast. After Hilda leaves for work (she is a housekeeper in Rappahannock), John takes over the supervision of George, stoking the fire when needed and making sure that his father is comfortable.
Nellie, who lives in Falls Church and works in Washington, D.C., returns to Old Hollow almost every weekend to visit her father. “I can’t come all the way from Falls Church everyday to visit Dad,” said Nellie. “Dad’s lucky he has Hilda and John to take care of him.” It seems, though,
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