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Hi Julie, my Mom was a stroke survivor but paralysed on her whole left side. I had promised her in my adult years that she’d never be put in a nursing hm like my Nana. I quit my job & we lived off my 401k. We managed. We had so many happy times , so many laughs. In the end she told me to call everyone. I asked for what? She said to never opened her eyes or spoke again. When she passed she was curled up in my arms for she needed that assurance that she could go, that Id be ok. Her last exhale blew across my face at 4;30 a.m. 12/14/01. Mortician called the next day & asked how long I had been her main caregiver, other fam members thought I was crazy taking care of her. I told him 13 mths, why? He said your mother’s body was remarkable, u did an excellent job taking care of her. A lot of love and respect u showed your Mom. I hung up & cried terribly
for the next 3 hrs. It was all with Gods guidance of teaching myself, YT videos, transferring her a dz times a day, proper diet, massage, exercises, it was my Mom. A lady that would have done the same for me and a Mom that I loved so very very much❤️Our hospice nurse messaged to me about two weeks before my Mom passed away that the end was near. I asked her how she knew, she said, “When a patient sleeps as much as your Mother does, it’s the body’s way of preparing itself for death”. She was right. My Mom was peacefully sleeping 20+ hours per day. She passed away shortly after the nurse said she would.
Lady Macbeth (Jill Biden) will find out how someone dies of dementia. Dopey ol’ Joe is well on the way.
This is an absolutely fantastic video. One thing she does not cover is the mental strain on the caregiver when the patient is uncooperative. This is a time when your support group is greatly needed. I’ve been there. It’s not easy. God will guide you if you let Him.
This video described exactly how the stages of my wife’s dementia transpired. Wish I could have seen this a few years ago. Whole process probably took 6 or more years. I pretty much did the whole thing. She could walk around pretty good. Bunch of other problems. Fortunately she was ok with me being gone for a while like shopping, yard work, gym, etc. Tended to get urinary infection mainly because of lack of hydration. Several trips to the ER. Last one to the hospice from the ER. Her passing was exactly as the Hospice nurse described. I am forever grateful for the care she received.
A very good well understood presentation!