Oh yes and right in the middle of this NASTY flu bug (this past Monday), my MIL had two seizures, we had to get the paramedics out here to take her to the hospital....an awful cleanup here proceeded afterwards....that was three days ago, she's been out of it the entire time until today, and today she became awake enough for them to feed her a little something. She's crossed that line where we've done all we can, and are maxed-out on our ability to continue to provide elder care. She's not coming home. Looking at options in a home for eldercare or hospice care or both.
After over 5 years of my wife being here to provide care, it's sad- she went to pieces a few times, understandably, and had made an overture that maybe her mom could stay here in her current state. I firmly resisted that with the fact that we're both way out of our element now, my upper body strength is nothing like it was pre-stroke(s), and she herself is completely spent. We have to watch out for ourselves as well, and take care of ourselves. Time to let go, & trust God.
So it's been quite a rocky 5 days. lol