I still don't get it...or I guess I don't want to see it. My mother's heart is in great condition; her kidneys are fine; the orthopedist sees some sciatica and old back issues that go back to her early 20's, so why is she having trouble walking? Her knees seem to give out. Her weight has been the same for the past months......I"m so sad........Please, G-d, let her be OK. I am so sad.
It sounds like you have been trying to get the cause diagnosed. That's good. Don't give up on that, but in the meanwhile what can you do to help her be safer walking?
How about a walker? Does she do better with something to hold on to?
Next month, I'll take her back to her neurologist and ask for appropriate nervous system tests. I've been trying to get my Mom help with this all year.
Hugs and strength to you as you deal with this challenging issue.
But, if your mom doesn't have dementia, I'd try to figure it out and make sure that it's not something treatable. But, she is 94 years old, right? I would think that her legs may have just worn out. I don't know of many people in their nineties who are still very mobile. I do know one, who is very alert and still drives, but, other than her, I don't know anyone with that advanced age who's legs are not very weak. Is this just not part of the aging process?