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<blockquote data-quote="jakeman" data-source="post: 3777746" data-attributes="member: 10690"><p>My mom is 93. She is staying with my niece currently. It’s her 6 month turn. She was with me for a little over 6 months, and frustrating is the correct word. Some days it’s maddening, but she never wanted to be put in a home, so we’re not going to do that. She’ll be back here sometime in June. It’s a handful, and that’s a fact. She hasn’t been able to live on her own since Thanksgiving of 2019.</p><p></p><p>Lots to tell, but I’ll skip it here and say it’s a lot like taking care of a toddler. We have a big board with her “to do’s” like medicine and daily hygiene, and without it she won’t do it, including eating. She can still tell the stories from her youth, the same ones I’ve been hearing for 60 years, but she can’t remember if she ate breakfast. The technology thing is something all together different. I had to take her email off the phone, and made it so she can only get or send texts from contacts. She’ll click on anything that anyone sends her, including scams.</p><p></p><p>Patience is what it takes, and sometimes as caregivers it’s hard to find enough, but ya get thru it. We have a durable POA, and all of her assets are in a trust.</p><p></p><p>I can tell you this, I don’t want to live that long.</p><p></p><p>Be patient. Be loving. Be kind. Those things are needed by the bushel, and I won’t lie, sometimes it’s difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakeman, post: 3777746, member: 10690"] My mom is 93. She is staying with my niece currently. It’s her 6 month turn. She was with me for a little over 6 months, and frustrating is the correct word. Some days it’s maddening, but she never wanted to be put in a home, so we’re not going to do that. She’ll be back here sometime in June. It’s a handful, and that’s a fact. She hasn’t been able to live on her own since Thanksgiving of 2019. Lots to tell, but I’ll skip it here and say it’s a lot like taking care of a toddler. We have a big board with her “to do’s” like medicine and daily hygiene, and without it she won’t do it, including eating. She can still tell the stories from her youth, the same ones I’ve been hearing for 60 years, but she can’t remember if she ate breakfast. The technology thing is something all together different. I had to take her email off the phone, and made it so she can only get or send texts from contacts. She’ll click on anything that anyone sends her, including scams. Patience is what it takes, and sometimes as caregivers it’s hard to find enough, but ya get thru it. We have a durable POA, and all of her assets are in a trust. I can tell you this, I don’t want to live that long. Be patient. Be loving. Be kind. Those things are needed by the bushel, and I won’t lie, sometimes it’s difficult. [/QUOTE]
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