Elderly parents or relatives to care for and/or worry about? This is the place for you.
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Aug 2019
9:40pm, 22 Aug 2019
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Nellers
Thanks both. It's been hovering in the middle distance for the last few months. We thought we were going to lose him back in June, and although he survived that I think in most senses we did lose him back then. I'm wanting him not to suffer more and I don't see his situation changing for the better so that really limits the options.
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Aug 2019
9:44pm, 22 Aug 2019
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LindsD
Indeed.
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Aug 2019
10:02pm, 22 Aug 2019
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Lip Gloss
Tough one Nellers - hugs to you all 
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Aug 2019
10:23pm, 22 Aug 2019
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macca 53
(((Nellers)))
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Aug 2019
10:38pm, 22 Aug 2019
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Grast_girl
Sorry to hear that Nellers. Although sounds like you've got his best interests at heart, which is the most important thing.
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Aug 2019
10:47pm, 22 Aug 2019
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Lip Gloss
My sister is traveling home from my dad's today so will catch up on all the news tomorrow. One thing I know is he has agreed to have a career in every day which will be fine until he has to pay for it
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Aug 2019
6:34am, 23 Aug 2019
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Little Miss Happy
Sorry to hear that you're having to deal with that again Nellers. So difficult to know what to do for the best. Excellent re the Kindle and parental controls TR, made me chuckle, but sorry to hear about your dad's decreasing mobility. It must be so difficult knowing that you're declining like that - it's bad enough at my age. |
Aug 2019
10:30am, 23 Aug 2019
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Fragile Do Not Bend
((Nellers)) TR, a shuffling walk could be a symptom of Parkinson’s. I’m sure it could just be due to his age but worth keeping an eye out for other symptoms. |
Aug 2019
10:31am, 23 Aug 2019
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ChrisHB
My mum has bought a wheelchair. About a year later than she could have done with it, but we are hoping it will widen her horizons very considerably. I'm going down to see her tomorrow - by train, I don't want to add to BH traffic on a sunny day, and she won't want to eat out at a popular tourist pub tomorrow when she lives in the New Forest all year round - but we will take her for her first outing in it. Much more sadly, our youngest is moving to Israel for a year, and she will be coming with me tomorrow. The unspoken understanding* is that mum might die in the next year. I've rarely had problems contemplating anyone's death, future or past, but this particular circumstance has really got me. * Not that I know what our daughter is thinking! |
Aug 2019
10:43am, 23 Aug 2019
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Garfield
Chris, on that basis, she could wait for ages. We've been visiting Canada every year on the basis that MiL will die soon...for the last 14 years. She shows no signs of pegging out any time in the near future!!
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