>>>My father is a homeless guy who has had plenty of soup kitchen and Salvation Army meals.
>>>He is mildly mentally ill - electroshock will do that to someone.
>>>Not a danger to anybody, and not sick enough to put away.
>>>Not a thing anybody can do to force him to live the life you and I live.
>>>I give money to the Salvation Army, I don't know what else to do.
>>>In any case - he gets enough to eat.
>>
>>Michael
>>I'm sorry to hear about your father.
>>My best wishes for him as he deals with his struggles.
>
>Best wishes are more than he has gotten from me for the last 5 decades or so.
>But I am slowly coming around to your view.
>Thanks

If it's still in print, I recommend "Dad" by William Wharton.