jazey_43
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QUOTE=Spenser41]Hey Guys,
I need your prayers. My mom is not in the best of health. I will try to not bore you with too much details. She is living alone, altho I have a nurse going in and checking on her, and she suffers from emphysema and slight dementia. She is also loosing too much weight and she just found out she has shingles. Docs are doing the best they can. My brother, who lives in the same area, is not doing the best he can in taking care of her. Some how some way, I am going to have to convince her to give up her home and go into an assisted living place. It frustrates the hell out of me that I cannot do more then I am but I live 12 hours away. I was just down there a month ago, helping her get a handle on many things and getting her to her doctor who she had not seen in months. And now, she has lost 6 pds and the shingles just happened. The weight loss I think is because she does not take the time to take care of herself as she should.
This is really tearing me up as I feel I am not doing enough, but I know that what I am going to have to do is have her in one of those places. Please be praying for wisdom, and for her to see that this would be the best thing for her. She is struggling with all that has happened to her in the past year and she is not doing well with it. As you can guess, it is a pretty depressing thing. I would like my brother take care of it, but the two of them do not get along that well, so I am going to head back down there soon and see if I can convince her to do this.
Anyway, I just needed to let this out as this has been eating me up for days. If any of you out there have had to take care of her older parents, you know what I am talking and dealing with. Thanks.....
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Oh sweetheart!!
Been there...twice, and it's NOT easy to do. The assisted living sounds like a perfect solution...now, getting your Mom to accept it is another thing. Coming from the medical field, the dementia is so very hard on all involved. I will be praying for you and your Mom, Spense. And remember, you come in here to vent ALL you want! Thats what friends are for, Darlin......you know how to get a hold of me if you need to cry, or just vent. Take care Darlin....and know I'm here for ya. *hugs you so tight, because I care for you so much*
QUOTE=Spenser41]Hey Guys,
I need your prayers. My mom is not in the best of health. I will try to not bore you with too much details. She is living alone, altho I have a nurse going in and checking on her, and she suffers from emphysema and slight dementia. She is also loosing too much weight and she just found out she has shingles. Docs are doing the best they can. My brother, who lives in the same area, is not doing the best he can in taking care of her. Some how some way, I am going to have to convince her to give up her home and go into an assisted living place. It frustrates the hell out of me that I cannot do more then I am but I live 12 hours away. I was just down there a month ago, helping her get a handle on many things and getting her to her doctor who she had not seen in months. And now, she has lost 6 pds and the shingles just happened. The weight loss I think is because she does not take the time to take care of herself as she should.
This is really tearing me up as I feel I am not doing enough, but I know that what I am going to have to do is have her in one of those places. Please be praying for wisdom, and for her to see that this would be the best thing for her. She is struggling with all that has happened to her in the past year and she is not doing well with it. As you can guess, it is a pretty depressing thing. I would like my brother take care of it, but the two of them do not get along that well, so I am going to head back down there soon and see if I can convince her to do this.
Anyway, I just needed to let this out as this has been eating me up for days. If any of you out there have had to take care of her older parents, you know what I am talking and dealing with. Thanks.....
[/QUOTE]Oh sweetheart!!
Been there...twice, and it's NOT easy to do. The assisted living sounds like a perfect solution...now, getting your Mom to accept it is another thing. Coming from the medical field, the dementia is so very hard on all involved. I will be praying for you and your Mom, Spense. And remember, you come in here to vent ALL you want! Thats what friends are for, Darlin......you know how to get a hold of me if you need to cry, or just vent. Take care Darlin....and know I'm here for ya. *hugs you so tight, because I care for you so much*
