LO can be siblings, adult children, relatives. Later in life is fast approaching, and I want to be the sweet little old lady any caregiver would love to fix hair, wheel around, give good care to, be proud to take out in public, and most of all love. A recent fall in my yard made me realize that may never happen, and I could end up an awful person.
Make this post about you, what are your hopes and dreams as you age, how will you fulfill that? What is your caregiver going to post about you.? Yes, it is fully understood we don't care what "they" say, but what would YOU want them to say?
Go ahead, exaggerate!
Guess I need a better disguise.
But, please, please, don't take away my shovel!
What about you FF?
I'm copping out and just going to blame it on chocolate mind confusion that's preventing me from thinking clearly. Maybe that's the answer to my old age - feed me chocolate and leave me be!
Hopefully I will die before my quality of life deteriorates.
oh I do hope that she would never really want to put me down, but I NEVER Want my Children burdened with either of us, I would really be fine in a Nursing Home, I'll be the little old lady who is sweet, kind and complimentary to everyone, as we know that bee's love honey, and I believe I would be treated much more friendlier that way, or at least, that is my plan. I truly believe my children will all pop in once a week, and that would be fine with me, just enough! Don't forget the candy and a nice hot flask of Tea!
Sleep is a huge issue. She has a genuine sleep disorder and her nights and days are mixed up. This was just odd when she could be left on her own, but now that she needs some supervision when she is awake we are having a very difficult time managing that. Right now we have two caregivers who cover 9 pm to 5 am 7 days a week. It is really hard when one of them is sick or needs time off! We think she might be willing to go to a care center but none of the ones we've talked to have a clue how to provide activities, meals, etc. on her weird schedule.
Food is another issue. She has a good appetite and likes a very wide range of foods, but texture is very important to her and now that she has some swallowing difficulties it is about impossible to get her to eat pureed foods. She is OK on smoothies and milkshakes but she insists on eating some "real food" as well, and we are all worried she will aspirate food. When she was a bit younger and it might have made sense she absolutely refused a feeding tube, saying she'd take her chances with aspirating and dying.
She talks to herself, but we are used to that. She also talks to a ragged old teddy bear quite a bit.
Gersun posted about herself, then Sendme posted about herself.
"she use to go to the gym 3x a week for decades and now look at her, so out of shape.".....
and "how old is that cat now? 28?"
"I see she still has that old Jeep, she swore she would drive it until the wheels fell off... I see one did".
She has been healthy her whole life, and now that she is 93, we are considering assisted living, however she wants to age gracefully in our home. She can still shower, walk daily, we cook together, but she no longer can assist me with as much. Should we hire help to come in, or continue to tough it out?
Just an example, folks! Now this, is an over-estimation of how healthy I might be at 93. If my husband has to help me in the bathroom, it may as well be over.
Imop.