The hardest thing I have ever done in my life is watching my 82 year old mother decline mentally. She went from talking a blue streak about her younger days to being unable to understand how to use the bathroom. I believe in caring for aging parents in the home when you are able. This is mostly due to what I saw when my mom had to spend 2 weeks in rehab during her recovery from hip surgery. I watched as they placed my mother at tables with others who were unable to communicate at lunch time and move her from a room with a cognitive roommate to a room with a roommate who could not speak. These actions alone promote mental declination and I was not about to allow that when I could have her at home and keep her engaged in family fun.
Caring for Aging Parents with Cognitive Declination
February 28th, 2010 | Health and Fitness