To accommodate Mother, we added a large room and bath to the house giving Mom her own space. At this time Mom has either taking too much medication or forgetting to take it at all. She was not allowed to drive which she did occasionally. My wife was a gift buyer for a large Christian bookstore in Anderson, Indiana until Mom came to live with us. Now Sue is a full-time caregiver.
Mother now has no short term memory.
Mother is a wonderful and friendly person to everyone - except her caregivers. We have discovered that life, aging, and illness are not fair. We have discovered that love is hard - that lvoe is not enough to make the difference. We know that memories are all we have left of the happy times in Mother's life. To care for her, to make her last days comfortable, to meet her ever increasing medical needs, to offer her the security of a loving safe home, and to let her know that she is loved - these things have become our purpose for living.