Just a little update.
We were told to prepare ourselves at the turn of the year as Mother's frailty is increasingly exponentially. By the start of last week she was starting to pouch food and it was difficult to persuade her to eat anything. We thoughts that within a couple of weeks it would all be over.
Last night I went in and she ate well again, albeit slowly and she took her pills. The TIA's/mini strokes have caused a great deal of damage and are happening every couple of days. She spends much of her time hallucinating, she sees Dad, her Mum and Aunt and chats to them. She can barely speak to us but to the "Angels" she has conversations, sometimes comprehensible and sometimes her speech is just too slurred.
I feel like I am waiting for a bomb to go off. Her prognosis could range from a day to many months. I dread the thought of the latter as I currently live from day to day, waiting for the phone to go and hoping it does yet also praying that it does not.
Mostly she appears content. I wish I knew the length of the string..planning holidays and breaks is a nightmare, as it is when my husband is away, but life goes on with this shadow in the background. I keep hoping that soon she just falls asleep......
Mameeskye
We were told to prepare ourselves at the turn of the year as Mother's frailty is increasingly exponentially. By the start of last week she was starting to pouch food and it was difficult to persuade her to eat anything. We thoughts that within a couple of weeks it would all be over.
Last night I went in and she ate well again, albeit slowly and she took her pills. The TIA's/mini strokes have caused a great deal of damage and are happening every couple of days. She spends much of her time hallucinating, she sees Dad, her Mum and Aunt and chats to them. She can barely speak to us but to the "Angels" she has conversations, sometimes comprehensible and sometimes her speech is just too slurred.
I feel like I am waiting for a bomb to go off. Her prognosis could range from a day to many months. I dread the thought of the latter as I currently live from day to day, waiting for the phone to go and hoping it does yet also praying that it does not.
Mostly she appears content. I wish I knew the length of the string..planning holidays and breaks is a nightmare, as it is when my husband is away, but life goes on with this shadow in the background. I keep hoping that soon she just falls asleep......
Mameeskye