
Over the span of two decades, author, columnist, consultant and speaker Carol Bradley Bursack cared for a neighbor and six elderly family members. Her experiences inspired her to pen "Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories," a portable support group book for caregivers.
Moving my Mom from assist living because no assist.
How do you cope with feeling alone? Husband is 90 % bedridden with Parkinson's disease. Saying goodbye to what...
I need help to find my mom. She's in hospice My sister won't let me see her. Do I need lawyer?
How skilled nursing memory care facilities tolerate yelling? My mom is a yeller.
Elderly mother trying to regain our past close relationship.
What is the difference between Parkinson's and Parkinsonism?
How do I get my grandmother to go to the doctor to get help?
I have both mom and dad, 89 and 93, both with dementia and mom's on oxygen. It's getting overwhelming . What...
Does your elderly parent still influence your decisions?
Mom's 88 with dementia. Lately, her appetite has decreased.
90 year old mom needs 24 rehab and is refusing to cooperate. What can I do?
My parents live independently but I provide them money monthly and help with their food bills. Are there any...
Can an advanced Alzheimers patient benefit from physical therapy after falling and fracturing a shoulder when...
Difficult dad. Any advice, how do you cope?
How can I help my husband cope?
Are there centers where a person w/ Parkinson's & Dementia can go to socialize,etc. while I do errands or appo...
What kind of POA do I need to cover it all?
Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a couple years ago. Days aren't to bad but he has Sundowners and wakes up a...
Does Medicaid take your home after you the caretaker dies in repayment of the cost of care given?
My grandmother is hearing the voice of her late husband calling her at night. She isn't sleeping. Is this comm...
I don't want to be alarming, but she is 93 years old. She's lived a long life. It's not beyond some understanding (in my experience with end-of-life situations) that she feels her husband "calling her." She may be preparing herself to leave this body behind.
However, I do think the rest of the family should be told the story because people do sometimes decide on some level that they've had enough, so to speak, and then their family finds that they "suddenly" died. Many long-term elderly couples die within days or weeks of their spouse. Their reason for living is gone.
It's possible that your grandmother will continue to live for some time. If she's not physical or mental pain, that's good. But do prepare yourself and your family for the possibility that her life will soon be over.
Take care of yourself. You sound like a wonderful grandson.
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