Thank you Steve. Honestly, blunt is best in this case.
I agree with you completely. Also it may be necessary to clarify, that the strong willed and intelligent comment is more of a past tense thing. That degraded with the disease so you are absolutely correct.
To your last statements, that...
Thanks for the reply Jrzygrl.
Its hard to say as it seems her mental capacities have started to slip to a certain degree. When things are bad, its really bad. She gets into a very dark place and expresses her needs for proper care and living conditions. But then also fights the idea of going...
Thank you for the reply Kim.
Were in California, so roughly 500 miles. We would love to have her closer, but she wants to be at home. That and I don't know if its financially viable. She is such a strong willed and intelligent women and both of us look up to her. Its hard to see all of this...
Hello everyone,
My wife and I have used this forum as a place to gather information and try to prepare as best we could to help my wife's mother. Roughly a year ago she was diagnosed with ALS and it has been quite aggressive over the last 6 months. At the start, we had done everything we could...
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