Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Dena, The decision to place your loved one in a facility is ultimately yours and based on your individual situation. I have found, with my Mother that, if I get some hours of additional rest and someone to help me with her for a few hours a day, I am better able to keep her at home. This is where she wants to be and where I prefer her to be for as long as possible. We know the little things that make a difference for our LOs. It is some of these, that contribute to improving the quality of their lives at this time in their experience. We can love them in ways that a NH is not able to. Take care. Aida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Dear Aida I do have some one who comes in two days a week for 4 hours each day. I have Visiting Angels. They have been coming since August. Her condition has gotten much worse since then. I am basically dragging her at times from the wheelchair to toilet. She does not hold even a sandwich in her hands anymore. She rarely speaks only to converse with her hallucinations or if I am lucky to answer a simply question. I feel she may become bed ridden soon. Then what do I do? This is all so scary for me. I am an only child. My husband is great though, but he works most of the day. This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make and believe me I am not rushing into it. My mind is far from made up yet. Thank you for your advise, Aida Dena --- aidaqui1@... wrote: > Dena, > The decision to place your loved one in a > facility is ultimately yours > and based on your individual situation. I have > found, with my Mother that, if I > get some hours of additional rest and someone to > help me with her for a few > hours a day, I am better able to keep her at home. > This is where she wants > to be and where I prefer her to be for as long as > possible. > We know the little things that make a difference > for our LOs. It is some > of these, that contribute to improving the quality > of their lives at this > time in their experience. We can love them in ways > that a NH is not able to. > Take care. > Aida > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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