Hello all, its a few months since I posted here, and then I was given such wonderful support. My post at the time was entitled 'Coming to the End', and everyone was so supportive and helpful.
Reading Chrissies post about her Mum, could be mine. Mum also had Lewy Body Dementia, and after my stepfather died, I became the only one left in my Family.
I cried, and laughed, and hugged with Mum, but she gradually began to slip away from me. She recognised who I was right up until 2 weeks before she died, on December 28th.
I was upset, because I had that novorvirus<sp> at Christmas, and was unable to visit, but her Brother and Family visited. I got her a small Christmas Tree, which she used to watch all the time. She deteriorated suddenly, and the nursing home phoned me. I was concerned about passing the virus onto the elderly folk, but the Doctor gave me the all clear to go, and I was with Mum for her final 2 hours.
She fought so hard. We were told in September that she was leaving us, but she fought for those next few months. She was not eating, and only just able to drink some of the food supplements.
Just before she died, I experienced the phenomenum that I had experienced with my Brother. She opened her eyes really wide, and they looked clear and undiseased.(She was blind in one eye, and had cataracts in the other). She looked round the room, and suddenly seemed very peaceful. A few minutes later she slipped away.
I dont know if this is something that others had experienced, but I am curious to know.
We heard the next day that Mums brother, who she was so close to, and also had dementia, had passed away 90 minutes after Mum. It made me think that she was looking for him to help him.
I want to thank you all for your support. This disease is so disterssing, and you feel so helpless, but you all gave me such strength when I needed it.
My dear Mum is at peace at last,no more struggles
Linda
Reading Chrissies post about her Mum, could be mine. Mum also had Lewy Body Dementia, and after my stepfather died, I became the only one left in my Family.
I cried, and laughed, and hugged with Mum, but she gradually began to slip away from me. She recognised who I was right up until 2 weeks before she died, on December 28th.
I was upset, because I had that novorvirus<sp> at Christmas, and was unable to visit, but her Brother and Family visited. I got her a small Christmas Tree, which she used to watch all the time. She deteriorated suddenly, and the nursing home phoned me. I was concerned about passing the virus onto the elderly folk, but the Doctor gave me the all clear to go, and I was with Mum for her final 2 hours.
She fought so hard. We were told in September that she was leaving us, but she fought for those next few months. She was not eating, and only just able to drink some of the food supplements.
Just before she died, I experienced the phenomenum that I had experienced with my Brother. She opened her eyes really wide, and they looked clear and undiseased.(She was blind in one eye, and had cataracts in the other). She looked round the room, and suddenly seemed very peaceful. A few minutes later she slipped away.
I dont know if this is something that others had experienced, but I am curious to know.
We heard the next day that Mums brother, who she was so close to, and also had dementia, had passed away 90 minutes after Mum. It made me think that she was looking for him to help him.
I want to thank you all for your support. This disease is so disterssing, and you feel so helpless, but you all gave me such strength when I needed it.
My dear Mum is at peace at last,no more struggles
Linda
