Talking with my dad yesterday we touched upon a subject I think most people want to avoid sometime in their life… what to do with an aging parent. My grandmom, a feisty lady in every since of the word and one of my personal heroes, is 95 and beginning to have to face the challenges of memory loss and the challenge of having a body that has weathered the storms of life for almost a century. Her memory is getting to deteriorate to the point it could be dangerous to her and to those around her.
How do you sit down and tell a person you love that it might be time to give up the independence that they have thrived on for 95 years? What decisions will the daughters have to make to insure grandmom’s safety while trying to keep her as independent as possible? I think such decisions are some of the toughest because her loss of independence will mean the loss of the level of happiness she has enjoyed forever. I don’t envy my mom or my aunt and their tough decisions…
April 24, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Yeah. My mother has been doing well until lately and is almost 90. I worry about it, too. Not only has she been able to rely on her freedom, but the whole family’s stability is always a little dependent on it. I can’t say more.
April 30, 2009 at 1:46 pm
I believe it is one of the hardest times in a person’s life. I hope for the best in you and your mom’s situation.