by rpoz-29 » Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:35 am
Sorry about your mother, Dwight. It's the toughest thing I've ever done, so I understand. My mom is a little better physically, but I'm afraid her mind is going. My fear is that she'll become healthy enough to get up, and she'll fall. The facility she's in doesn't restrain the patients, so they've placed mats on either side of her bed. The strain of taking my dad to see her every day is starting to take it's toll on my brother and I. I try to go see her by myself every couple of days to visit with her alone, (as advised by the hospice folks), so some days I make the trip over and back twice. Our sister comes down for a couple of days each week which helps. Not that we don't want to, but this has been going on since March 28th, and we're getting worn out. The traffic in Richmond in the evenings when we go get him is awful. And as a side note, my wife and I just bought another house about five miles from here. Five acres, a pond, a huge heated detached garage, with 100 amp service, a high enough ceiling that a lift can be installed, and it's heated, a two car attached garage, sheds everywhere, a built in pool, whole house generator, and plenty of room for the grandsons. Getting the current home on the market, etc, etc, will be a challenge. I'm looking forward to all of this being behind me.