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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I am so curious about what your childhood was like. Did your mother make dinners or take you to the doctor appointments or drive? Or did your father do all that? It just seems so weird to me if a formerly capable person willingly became or acted so helpless for so long. I hope your strategy works out and helps your Mom become a little more self-sufficient. You'll have to emphasize with the aide that it's vital to NOT simply do every little thing for her. And you have potential for so many small victories with the trash, shower, TV, activities. I really hope you see progress. Good luck![/quote] Me, too. This was my first thought...what was it like to be a child in this family. Some things I get..the bill paying maybe, but the rest is odd even for her age. My mother woukd be 91 had she lived. She was educated, never worked though until we were teens, but did everything. [/quote]
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