I want to be able to live in my mobile home and also Example: my hot water tank broken, need his help, ect. I have fallen 3 times. I forget I had something on the stove cooking and went to the store.I cant open jars very well. I get depressed living alone.I cant do the yard work anymore,He came and cleaned the roof off from debris and limbs of trees. He has offered to live with me and help me in exchange for a room to sleep at night.He will cook for me when I'm lethargic, which happens a lot.I have been very lonely alone and get depressed.
Even if your brother does come to help you, there will be a time when he will get burnt out and exhausted, and he might regret uprooting his life. Unless he finds employment outside of your home so that he can be around other people.
I will ask how much help you get and whether or not you could forego that assistance in order to easily have your brother live with you.
What is your history with this brother? Have you been mutually supportive in the past? Can you find a younger person to caregive for a contractural amount of time in exchange for a room? Be sure they have their own home to return to and are not homeless. These are all things for you to consider, you don't have to answer me.
Wise advice I once received: The future is so much like the past and present, only there is more of it.
You are correct to be making plans now for the symptoms you explained. Stay as independent as possible, for as long as possible, this will help with depression.
Do a review of your medications, some of which may cause dizzyness or falls.
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