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[quote=Anonymous]My Dad is quickly declining from Lewy Body dementia and is going on hospice care. I estimate my Dad has 6 months at best; it’s been 2 years since his diagnosis.

My Mother has been grieving ever since we placed Dad in memory care.  Both she and my Dad are in their late 60s. Mom has been eating very little since my Dad was admitted to memory care,, and not sleeping. She has absolutely no hobbies or outlets, and generally shows no interest in life other than worry over my father and mourning what could’ve been. She’s not very interested in her grandchildren, and is opting to isolate for the most part so she can visit my Dad a couple times per week for 20 minutes at a time at the memory center. So most days she putters around the house mildly watching TV or on the Internet, best I can tell. I live over 2 hours away from my parents, and try to visit as much as I can, but with young children and a FT job, I can only manage a trip every 3 weeks or so for 3-days at a time. I’m not an only child, but my sibling is on the other side of the country, so everything is essentially on me.

I’m a little lost as to how to help my mother, other than to gently suggest she eat and take something to help her sleep in order to keep up her health and strength. She is not resilient and does not handle big life changes well. She spent years after her parents passed mourning them, and I’m afraid this may put her over the ledge and she is going to lose all will to live once my Dad passes.

Has anyone dealt with something similar and have any words of advice? TIA. [/quote]

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