(December 10, 2015 at 2:13 pm)Minimalist Wrote: While you are thinking things over stop and give some thought to how much worse it would be if she had stubbornly refused to go into Assisted Living and was rattling around her home or apartment without a staff of professional caregivers watching out for her.
This is exactly what's going on with my 84 year old grandmother: she refuses to go into an assisted living facility even though she should be in one, and instead (fortunately and unfortunately for my aunt) moved into a house across the street from my aunt. She (my g-ma) has some pretty serious medical problems, just recently had cataract surgery and was in the hospital for high blood pressure. My aunt goes over daily to make sure she's taking all her meds and to clean the house (my g-ma is no housekeeper) which puts an enormous strain on my aunt which has bred some resentment among the siblings for how much is contributed to g-ma's life and well-being right now.
As for my own parents, I will probably end up being the sole care-giver to them as they age as both my sister live on the East coast. My mom will probably be no problem and might even voluntarily move into an assisted living situation; it's my dad I'm weary about. He's stubborn and obstinate just like my g-ma (his mother).
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
