On November 13, 2010 I gladly became the primary caregiver of my mother. She has Lewy Body Dementia, the second most common memory loss condition after Alzhiemers. I knew nothing about Lewy Body Dementia until I brought Mom to Indiana to live with me. My mother is a resident at the Waters of Covington, a rehabilitation center near our home. I would like to have her live with us but her care is more then one person can provide. The staff at the Waters fell in love with Mom immediately. She may be losing her memory and her ability to care for herself but she hasn't lost her sense of humor or her gentle grace. This blog is meant to be a journal of our days together.



On May 15, 2011 My Mother peacefully and fearlessly passed into the here after. Now I journey alone, yet not alone. I have a lifetime of memories.




Saturday, May 7, 2011

Beautiful Friday

Took Mom out last Friday. It was a spur of the moment thing. The weather was perfect. We went to a protected part of the yard. Kathy read to her.


Mom was alert the whole time, about a half hour.



Hugs






Sitting in her room waiting to be put back to bed.

Took Mom outside again yesterday. She didn't enjoy it as much. The Dr talked to me again. He was very kind but what he has to say is so hard.
Basically, Mom is dying. Her body us shutting down. The IV gives her just enough nutrition to keep her kidneys from shutting down. She is on comfort care. He explained that she can exist like she is for a very long time. He said it was up to me when to discontinue the IV. Why does it feel like he is asking me to kill my mother?

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