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Elder-caregivers

leighbythesea2

(1,282 posts)

10. The path

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:42 PM

Mar 2024

Is not a gradual decline, and so many people tried to warn me. Loss of function is ragged, with cliff drop-offs. He had a seminal moment of wandering and that’s such a safety risk for all the reasons you stated.
So this had to be, but you are left reeling as the caregiver, bc it changed everything. I am so sorry. Sending you a hug. There is no way to ease your sense of loss easily.

Going into a memory care for my mom had a one-day-could-have-her-with-me-still to
Not-sure-I-can-keep-her-safe situation. It’s heartbreaking.
Hopefully you can zoom or FaceTime a little? They remember sometimes better than they can articulate.