My mother has been with me a year. Her ability to walk has been gone for almost two years. She does not like to exercise and has been sleeping a lot. Recently she had a significant decline in coordination and inability to comprehend.she now needs help eating therefore her food intake has declined.She is 90 yrs old and has acquired parkinsons among many other ailments. if she wakes up on her own she starts out better than if i wake her. this has made our medication times vary, but remain in sequence. Am i being neglectful letting her be??
My dad just passed away at at 97. I wish he would have slept more too,but he felt he would never wake up , so he fought sleep . He was my best friend, and at times we would argue, but we never stopped loving each other...i look back and second guess decisions i made, but in the end God quietly took him ...i just want to hug all the elderly people i see now, and their family members that love them so.
Let her sleep and keep in close contact with her doctor. They need at the end youe patience, feeling needed and loved, and knowing they are safe. THey are both stubborn and sweet toddlers with a head full of memories to share. You know your mother best and how blessed she is to have you.
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