Guest guest Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 I just returned from a visit with my aunt, my mother's younger sister in a nh an hour from here, if traffic cooperates. It's the worst drive possible around here so I don't get there as often as I would like to. She should not be in a nh, but in AL, but finances just don't allow that for her. Her son, my cousin, is rather oblivious to the caregiving role, his wife an ogre. They do very little for her. This visit I found her tremoring in her hands and arms. She has been falling and blacking out, with diagnosis of mini strokes which I accepted until now. She also experiences dizziness on arising from a sitting position. She has had Menieres for years, so that along with her mini stroke diagnosis, I didn't ask questions about the dizziness, until today. She is losing ground cognitively, has ever so slowly for about 8 years since her husband died after over 50 years of marriage leaving her to live alone. I gave her Mom's walker about 5 years ago as her balance and mobility decreased. She hasn't had the shuffle when I have watched her walk, but I haven't seen her out of her chair for a few months now. She used to greet me at the door and we would go out, then we stayed in and we would walk to her room together, now she greets me and says goodbye in her chair. I know there are days when nh staff have had to wheel her to the dining room sitting on her walker. She claims the tremoring began after her last black out fall. I did not notice it then. Since my last visit she has had a general anaesthetic for removal of 15 teeth. I'm thinking the tremoring has begun since then. Oh yes, the awareness is raised! We had a good visit, better than some. Showtime? Oh my. My mother and my aunt, her sister? At age 87, hopefully if it is PDD/LBD something else will take her. , Oakville Ont. Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Hi , Im thankful that you were able to have a good visit.Hugs to both of you and thanks to you and the group for being so supportive for me lately, I dont get to say it enough but you guys are the greatest people in the world.Heartfelt hugs to you and your aunt. Ron stimtimminss wrote: I just returned from a visit with my aunt, my mother's younger sister in a nh an hour from here, if traffic cooperates. It's the worst drive possible around here so I don't get there as often as I would like to. She should not be in a nh, but in AL, but finances just don't allow that for her. Her son, my cousin, is rather oblivious to the caregiving role, his wife an ogre. They do very little for her. This visit I found her tremoring in her hands and arms. She has been falling and blacking out, with diagnosis of mini strokes which I accepted until now. She also experiences dizziness on arising from a sitting position. She has had Menieres for years, so that along with her mini stroke diagnosis, I didn't ask questions about the dizziness, until today. She is losing ground cognitively, has ever so slowly for about 8 years since her husband died after over 50 years of marriage leaving her to live alone. I gave her Mom's walker about 5 years ago as her balance and mobility decreased. She hasn't had the shuffle when I have watched her walk, but I haven't seen her out of her chair for a few months now. She used to greet me at the door and we would go out, then we stayed in and we would walk to her room together, now she greets me and says goodbye in her chair. I know there are days when nh staff have had to wheel her to the dining room sitting on her walker. She claims the tremoring began after her last black out fall. I did not notice it then. Since my last visit she has had a general anaesthetic for removal of 15 teeth. I'm thinking the tremoring has begun since then. Oh yes, the awareness is raised! We had a good visit, better than some. Showtime? Oh my. My mother and my aunt, her sister? At age 87, hopefully if it is PDD/LBD something else will take her. , Oakville Ont. Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD RON --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Thank you Ron. So good to hear from you. I hope you are well. How go the tests? I've been wondering about you! > I just returned from a visit with my aunt, my mother's younger sister in a nh an hour from > here, if traffic cooperates. It's the worst drive possible around here so I don't get there as > often as I would like to. She should not be in a nh, but in AL, but finances just don't allow > that for her. Her son, my cousin, is rather oblivious to the caregiving role, his wife an > ogre. They do very little for her. > This visit I found her tremoring in her hands and arms. She has been falling and blacking > out, with diagnosis of mini strokes which I accepted until now. She also experiences > dizziness on arising from a sitting position. She has had Menieres for years, so that along > with her mini stroke diagnosis, I didn't ask questions about the dizziness, until today. She > is losing ground cognitively, has ever so slowly for about 8 years since her husband died > after over 50 years of marriage leaving her to live alone. I gave her Mom's walker about 5 > years ago as her balance and mobility decreased. She hasn't had the shuffle when I have > watched her walk, but I haven't seen her out of her chair for a few months now. She used > to greet me at the door and we would go out, then we stayed in and we would walk to her > room together, now she greets me and says goodbye in her chair. I know there are days > when nh staff have had to wheel her to the dining room sitting on her walker. She claims > the tremoring began after her last black out fall. I did not notice it then. Since my last > visit she has had a general anaesthetic for removal of 15 teeth. I'm thinking the tremoring > has begun since then. Oh yes, the awareness is raised! We had a good visit, better than > some. Showtime? Oh my. My mother and my aunt, her sister? At age 87, hopefully if it is > PDD/LBD something else will take her. > > , Oakville Ont. > > Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD > > > > > > > RON > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Oh, , I am sorry to hear you are finding your Aunt without much help from her family. I think that is the saddest thing. But fortunately she has a good niece! It is just seems to keep going and going these days. Is she on BP pills? Could the blackouts have anything to do with that. Hope things get better. Do you get to talk to your cousin and does it make any difference? Has she just not fully recovered from surgery? Hugs, Donna R Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in a nh. She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine. Oh my I just returned from a visit with my aunt, my mother's younger sister in a nh an hour from here, if traffic cooperates. It's the worst drive possible around here so I don't get there as often as I would like to. She should not be in a nh, but in AL, but finances just don't allow that for her. Her son, my cousin, is rather oblivious to the caregiving role, his wife an ogre. They do very little for her. This visit I found her tremoring in her hands and arms. She has been falling and blacking out, with diagnosis of mini strokes which I accepted until now. She also experiences dizziness on arising from a sitting position. She has had Menieres for years, so that along with her mini stroke diagnosis, I didn't ask questions about the dizziness, until today. She is losing ground cognitively, has ever so slowly for about 8 years since her husband died after over 50 years of marriage leaving her to live alone. I gave her Mom's walker about 5 years ago as her balance and mobility decreased. She hasn't had the shuffle when I have watched her walk, but I haven't seen her out of her chair for a few months now. She used to greet me at the door and we would go out, then we stayed in and we would walk to her room together, now she greets me and says goodbye in her chair. I know there are days when nh staff have had to wheel her to the dining room sitting on her walker. She claims the tremoring began after her last black out fall. I did not notice it then. Since my last visit she has had a general anaesthetic for removal of 15 teeth. I'm thinking the tremoring has begun since then. Oh yes, the awareness is raised! We had a good visit, better than some. Showtime? Oh my. My mother and my aunt, her sister? At age 87, hopefully if it is PDD/LBD something else will take her. , Oakville Ont. Mother, age 92, died Aug. 12/06 after 13 year decline from PDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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