My parents are still living...I'm very happy about that. They are both in their 80's and of course I love them dearly but how hard is it to carry on a phone conversation. They live in Wisconsin so I don't see them as much as I would love, but I call them 2-3 times a week to check in. But if you have elderly parents you know how crazy it is to talk to them...I mean how many times to they repeat the same story...how many times can you hear in one five minute call that the cat is clawing the furniture!!...I know they won't be around forever and you don't want to say....you've alredy told me that!..However the other day I was telling my mom something about one of the kids and she did not hesitate a minute to say....you already told me that!!!.....Oh Well