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M y Mom Has Parkinson's

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Found her almost 24 hours after her legs gave out.
We thought that we had lots of time,but now am having to
deal with life.
My Brother & Sister are here now,& trying to make tough
life decisions for her.Looking into assisted homes.
It's her life,& her money - trying to sort it all out.

- Doug
 
Devastating, Doug. Sorry you're having to face this, but at least you have family to help with the tough decisions.
 
Very sorry to hear this. Parkinson's took my Mom a few years ago.

Spend time with her as you are able and try to stay positive when you are with her.
 
My thoughts are with you, what a trying time it was for our small family. There was no way my parents (read stubborn Norwegian father) were going to move from their home until an event dictated it. I get a call at 11 at night from my dad that mom has been sitting in the hallway all day and won't move. So another drive across the state made very quickly to find her still there in the hall. Next morning she moved to the nearest care center. A few months later dad is found on the neighbors step naked at 6 am with hypothermia. He moves in with her and finally they are back together. After time we found a great facility in a small town nearer to us. The staff is what made the facility as the smaller town provided a long term group of caring people. Visits were much enhanced for us as the pressure was off and we could just enjoy each others company. Best wishes in this difficult time.
 
Going through aging parent issues myself. As said, spend what time you can with your mother, you'll never get a do over later. But also find time for yourself to decompress from it, otherwise it can feel overwhelming. You have my best wishes.
 
Sorry to hear that, Doug. My family dealt with that (with my Grandfather) and it is tough.
 
This my Mom - seeing her going downhill is the toughest part off my/our life right now.If anyone can give me erncouragement,then please call me @ (707)445-3354. - Doug
 
Thanks for all of the comments. Now we're dealing with an assisted care home (the best-in our area),& trying to balance what's best/what She canafford. I don't know if anyone's called,but if I don't answer,PLEASE leave a message,as we have caller ID,& many timesit comes up "Private Number",etc.We receive multiple callsfrom our Son's college loan collectors,some under "Private-number",etc.,so we don't pick up the phone. He's trying to pay them back,but they don't listen whenhe tries to tell them that he will pay them back,when he can. Why is it that we expect our Parents to always stay the-same/never age? - Doug
 
Best wishes Doug. It looks like you are on the right path on how best to help your mother. She is very fortunate to have suffered a caring family.
 
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