“He wrote down that I was incompetent?”

“He had his corporate legal group draft a formal petition for adult guardianship,” Arthur said.

“The document claims you suffer from severe progressive dementia and can’t manage your basic physical safety or personal care.”

“When does the petition ask for me to be removed?” I asked.

“By the first week of January,” Arthur said.

“It requests immediate placement in a state-run care home in Scioto County.”

I looked across the dark bedroom at the wall calendar, where I had marked November fourth in red ink.