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[quote=Anonymous]There is nothing you can do from a distance.

As to your question, "How to prepare?" all I can say is this:

Prepare by steeling yourself up emotionally, and fully understand that time with your father is limited.  Even without Covid.

Prepare by enjoying every minute you can speak to him on the phone.  Talk about things you may never have talked about before.  It need not be dire - talk about fond memories, funny moments, what his life was like as a child, what is the best advice he would tell his grandkids at 18, etc.

Find a way to tell him that whatever regrets he had in life he should know that he was a great dad.

Tell him he is loved.

Prepare by reminding yourself you are doing the best that you can under the circumstances.

As difficult as it is, prepare for the fact that your father may get sick and die, and you may not see him again or speak to him in his final days/hours.

Every day is a gift and every conversation is a connection.  Don't waste any of them. [/quote]

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