My parents are getting up there...

[Chad4000]

This might be an old problem for some of you, but I'm just now going through it.. wow..

Dear diary (lol): my folks live in this huge 5000 plus sq ft house, 3 acres, two dogs etc. last year my dad had a cancerous brain tumer removed, and is basically on the high end of the prediction for his time left. Cant really walk, feeding himself can be an issue etc. hes 72 or 73.. my mom, is about 65 (I should know these huh? lol) and has been the caregiver..

Well she fell last night and broke her arm pretty bad. right at the wrist. will need surgery, hardware etc.

couple in the fact that my 95 year old grandmother lives with them and it's a total looney bin... (and I mean that with respect lol).. grandma doesnt know who anyone is anymore, and is ironing paper towels downstairs in her attached "apartment". My dad is upstairs, had fallen down a few times, and keeps asking people how to "google stuff" (which he used to do all the time)..

and now my mom cant really take care of herself.. it's going to be a rough little while at least I think... hahha.

[Ronin13]

Damn Chad, that sucks. My dad's in the same position as you- his parents are way up there now, my grandpa is 86 and grandma is about 80 or so... grandma gets around fine, but grandpa has trouble walking, eating, and the DMV recently refused to renew his license due to his vision. It's a scary thought when our elder loved ones get into the accelerated years- I fear the day I have to worry about my dad the way he is worrying about his parents, but we went through all of this several years ago with my mom's parents (granddad made it to 97!) and it seems to never get easier. Good luck buddy, aging is that one thing we all dread.

[aahorn]

sorry to hear chad, but i gotta say your post made me chuckle. grandma ironing paper towels is a bit funny.

[BPTactical]

A few years ago we gave a DVD player to my folks for Xmas.
A few days later my mom calls and wants to know how to rewind it..........


We LOL'd

[Robb]

Just take care of them and keep in mind, we're probably going to be in their shoes eventually.
I wish you the best.

Robb

[Ronin13]

A few years ago we gave a DVD player to my folks for Xmas.
A few days later my mom calls and wants to know how to rewind it..........


We LOL'd

My grandpa asked me that when I set their DVD player up- he said now how do we know if it's rewound?

[TS12000]

Best of luck Chad sounds like a handful

They just took my grandma's license away not too long ago because she crashed (bumped, she was going slow) into a cop car...that had it's lights on...she is also the only person I know that has ever been ticketed for going too slow on a highway.

[Musashi]

Sorry to hear that Chad. I hope things get better sooner rather than later. I got to deal with some fun stuff with my dad last year, it is never easy.

[Great-Kazoo]

check with medicare regarding in home health care. They should cover it. I had to deal with stuff like this end of the year, only i'm here and everyone else is back on the real coast

[DD977GM2]

Look into in home care giver that can have someone there 24/7 and usually medicaid will pay majority for it.