Caring for Aging Parents

[Miss Hepburn]

Yes. Not because my mother was not physically able to - I said to her you could drop her out a window and she could bounce back at 88.
But, her friend called me that it was time to 'get her' her Dementia was beyond the beyond..and it was.
Locked herself in her car and couldn't get out...neighbor broke a window.

Oh the stories I could tell..and I did at the time to all my friends...daily.
Like putting her on the phone to my sister, saying,
''Now answer her and act like you still have the piano and just agree with everything she says like it's 30 yrs ago!''
My mother sold the piano 10 yrs earlier when she was 2000 miles away from my sister!
Oh, the cat feeding stories...the cat that NEVER ate canned food, but we had 5 cans open in the refrigerator.

[pixiedust]

Originally Posted by Clio_86

Did you care for your parents when they became too old to care for themselves?

Dear Clio_86,

I saw your post and intended to respond, but got busy with some other matters and posts.

I looked after my Mum when she was very sick once, and when one of my Grandparents was ill, I helped look after them.

However, it was not only me i.e. there were others too.

It can be a difficult thing but also a very generous thing. I guess a lot depends on where you are, how you are feeling, your own relationship with your parents.

In familial bonds, it can be both enriching as well as presenting us with a new set of complex questions.

Feel free to share more if you wish, in terms of how you are seeing what is ahead.



pixiedust

[Clio_86]

Thanks everyone for your responses. I will admit I don't really enjoy this situation, but I know it is helping both my parents immensely. I also will be going back to my own apartment and old life in August. So, I will try to be as helpful as possible until then.