My dad is lost in Chicago

If you didnt know...my dad is in the beginning stages of alzeimers...Well, he wanted to go back to Ohio to see a plaque and tree that was planted in my moms honor at her workplace...
Well, we paid extra to ensure that he had a escort throughout the trip and help him make his connection in Chicago..we were going to by him a nonstop..but the price was $1400..a little too pricey..anyway, some shit happened in Dayton, which delayed the flight in Chicago...my sister went to go and pick him up last night out in Orange County and he never flew in...he never got on the plane in Chicago! Who knows where the fuck he is..probably just wandering the city...we will see if he is found..otherwise, it is off to Chicago for me.

I hope your old man's alright mate, I'm sure he'll give you a call soon. Could he have have missed his original flight and just be waiting at the airport still?

I guess they were looking all over the airport last night and they couldnt find him...

He dosent own a cell phone and probably dosent have any numbers on him...who knows? he could of got a cab and went into the city..whatever it is...I hope he is having a good time. At this point in his life, I know he is sad...his wife of over 30 years just died..he is living with my sister in the middle of the friggin desert with her whacked out son...he is also a recovering alcoholic..so maybe he started knocking back a few....only time will tell I guess. Also, his alzeimers has been kicking in pretty hard so I am sure that plays the biggest factor in all of this.

Sorry to hear that, geonagual. Best wishes in finding him. I know how you feel because, the minute my Mother was late from "Jaffra Home Interiors" shows (?), and I'd be stuck with my Father, I'd ball my head-off.

I really hope he's alright mate. I'm sure he'll turn up and it'll turn out he was just having some fun.

On a side note...here are the top 10 busiest airports in the world..I have been to 6 of the 10


1. Atlanta, Hartsfield (ATL) 85,907,423
2. Chicago, O'Hare (ORD) 76,510,003
3. London, Heathrow (LHR) 67,915,403
4. Tokyo, Haneda (HND) 63,282,219
5. Los Angeles (LAX) 61,489,398
6. Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) 59,176,265
7. Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG) 53,798,308
8. Frankfurt-Main (FRA) 52,219,412
9. Amsterdam, Schiphol (AMS) 44,163,098
10. Las Vegas (LAS) 43,989,982

iv been to 4 yay lol.... road trip!! to find daddy!!!! i new something was up but i wasnt expecting this.... he will be found geo.. ....to the connects house to brain storm!!!...

This must be very scary, not knowing where he is or if he's okay- please keep us posted. What an ordeal- I'll be thinking about you today dear-

Just talked to my sister...we figure it has been 15 hours since anyone has seen or heard from him...she has had him paged over the overhead at o'hare...to no avail...hmmm...this is getting interesting..

I guess, next stop will be to call the Chicago police..

Does anyone know how far the airport is from downtown Chicago?

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Originally Posted by BlAzInIt4:20

iv been to 4 yay lol.... road trip!! to find daddy!!!! i new something was up but i wasnt expecting this.... he will be found geo.. ....to the connects house to brain storm!!!...

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HAHA! You know his lazy ass dont get up till 10:30 am..

I am going to make some coffee.

My grandpa wandered off once. It was in his own town though so someone who knew who he was found him and called my grandma. Thats a terrible disease. I hope you find him safe soon.

Good luck G... I just made some coffee,,,but I'm not old...

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Originally Posted by Skink

Good luck G... I just made some coffee,,,but I'm not old...

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me neither..I just wanted the coffee cause I worked all night last night...well, kinda worked...did 3 1/2 hours worth of work..got paid for 8...but I still have been up all night..
I just hope I dont need to go to Chicago..

Wait a minute..does Sammy Sosa still play for the cubs? Isnt he going to hit his 600th homerun soon..be awesome, if I could find my dad, then catch a game in Wrigley field and watch sammy hit his 600th..

Dude u got to plant a micro chip in him,,,like on animal planet...

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Originally Posted by geonagual

Does anyone know how far the airport is from downtown Chicago?

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It's a long way.
If he got in a cab, he might give the driver the address where he was going in Orange County. If that address exists in Chicago, I'd start looking around there.

I am on hold right now with airport security..It has been 15 minutes. LOL. Unbelievable..

I do need to put a chip in his ass..

Dude,,,call the cops...

I did. I just filed a report with the airport police..I am pretty sure they are real police..

What was that cop show from the 80's?

that was in Chicago

NYPD???

Streets of Sanfrancisco???

Hill Street Blues???

Call Dogg the Bounty Hunter. Or, Sylvia Brown.

yeah, hill street blues...I am pretty sure that was in Chicago..I think I will call Jim Rockford

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yeah, hill street blues...I am pretty sure that was in Chicago..I think I will call Jim Rockford

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Columbo is the man you need...

So sorry to hear this, Geonagual! I hope he's OK!

I'm sure y'all gave a picture of him to the police, right? And will you or they alert the media in Chicago or wherever he was last seen? That has a way of helping turn people up fairly quickly. We have Alzheimer's patients go missing here in the Dallas-Forth Worth area practically weekly, and frequently they're travelers coming through the DFW airport. When the news stations pick the story up and show a good picture of the person, they nearly always turn up pretty quickly. The last one from two weeks ago was located at a Denny's near the airport, having coffee and breakfast. They had no idea how she found her way there since the airport's huge and she didn't have a car.

Poor, sweet thing! I hope he's OK. I know you and your sister must be worried sick.

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Originally Posted by geonagual

Wait a minute..does Sammy Sosa still play for the cubs? Isnt he going to hit his 600th homerun soon..be awesome, if I could find my dad, then catch a game in Wrigley field and watch sammy hit his 600th..

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He did it last night. Dont ask how I know. I dont really like baseball

Damn. Chicago's one helluva place to be lost. I wish you and your dad luck in finding your ways back to each other. At least it's summertime and he's probably not freezing. He'll probably turn up at a gentleman's club somewhere getting a lap dance.

I'll check the weatherbug camera, to see if I see him.

I don't see him from atop Marian Catholic HS. He's not at Columbia Central. Wait. Nope, he's not at the Infant Jesus of Prague School. I don't see him at any of the high schools, junior highs, or elementary schools.

you know after 24 hours you can file a missing persons report and the authorities will keep their eyes peeled for you? have you done this?

dude what happened did you find him?

maybe he never had any intentions to get on the plane?

just a thought... don't mean any harm by it but it just struck me a little wierd.. well, good luck either way :jointsmile:

how sad geo.....good luck.......

that sucks man... if i ever get that disease... im smoking so much weed that i cant see.... then probobly drinking my self to death(i mean with althimers(sp?) your basicaly wasting away... sorry to say that if it makes you sad geo)

I should of finished this thread, but I didnt. Anyway, he ended up in the Chicago airport wandering around for over 20 hours...the airport police finally found him and got him on the right plane and I went to Orange County and picked him up..He told me, when he saw me at the airport, it was one of the greatest things he had ever seen..I asked him what had happened and he said there was a lot of people and that he had got confused, so he sat down, he would walk for awhile, sit down again..for 20 hours I guess..he is definitly getting worse..I am taking him fishing next week..
Thanks to everyone for their concern.

that must have been quite the relief, and a little tug at your heart when he saw you...cherish the times left...for real.....

princess

Next time send him to New York,,,He'll have a much better time in JFK...

im in a new york state of miiinndddddddddddddddddd....

morning skink...

man i'm glad you found your father and that he was only wandering around the airport because if you don't know the city it's not a good place to get lost in.

Fishing is magical when it's just you and your Dad:thumbsup:
post pics of you and your Dad fishing
I'm glad eveything worked out for you geo:hippy:
It's funny how the universe helped your Father let you know how bad things are getting for him.
Keep him stimulated, mentally
~Hazz

Good to hear you found him geo. The herb is supposed to help stave off Alzheimer's so toke up now everyone! And I think Sammy plays for the Rangers down in Texas now so you didn't miss nothin'.