Pandabear
Active member
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2012
- Messages
- 36
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- US
- State
- Texas
- City
- Flower Mound
Mom was diagnosed at 73 yrs, Jan 2011, she lives in Wis with her 86 yr old husband who has huge balance problems. So yes that is a huge problem! I am her daughter and live in TX. Mom and Stepdad moved into an independent apt, now finally have home health care coming in almost daily. Stepdad falls all the time, and they so want to be independent and he is stuborn as heck to ask for help. He still drives and he took her to doc and she fell getting into car. Never asked for help and some how got her up..I guess the hardest part if not being there for her and having to trust the rest of my family to make sure everything is being handled. Mom is to the point where she needs help with dressing, showers, but she can still eat. She was the most healthy person I know, I swear she was going to be like Betty White and live to be in her 100s..but now this. so hard to take, depressing.. she is my hero, and I know she feels guilty, she was suppose to take care of her husband in his old age..I can barely understand her on the phone and we use to talk for hours with me living so far and no more trips for her to TX to see me and grandaughter..
She got so sick from Rilotek, and then the feeding tube made her so sick she ended up in hosptial then rebab for weeks just got back to apt. She uses a walker and wheelchair. Which stepdad pushes her..so for now I need all your help, tips, and what I can do from afar..I feel so helpless..this is going to be a long haul and I dont know where to turn..If I lived there I would want to take control and would be at the ALS clinic all the time..but I cant..I need help with the little things..like what can I get her for Mothers Day? I want to very much to make her life easier for the time she has left...:idea:
thank you!
She got so sick from Rilotek, and then the feeding tube made her so sick she ended up in hosptial then rebab for weeks just got back to apt. She uses a walker and wheelchair. Which stepdad pushes her..so for now I need all your help, tips, and what I can do from afar..I feel so helpless..this is going to be a long haul and I dont know where to turn..If I lived there I would want to take control and would be at the ALS clinic all the time..but I cant..I need help with the little things..like what can I get her for Mothers Day? I want to very much to make her life easier for the time she has left...:idea:
thank you!