Well, Bless your heart---taking care of your mother like you do is a wonderful thing to do. I mean that.
I am glad her mind is strong...and that she can read. My father always told me to make it a habit to learn something new every day.
I used to learn from books, but I find that I learn from reading Free Republic every day...and I have learned so much. Not just useful information, but about people. Like you, and my life is so much richer for it.
Thank you...and tell your MOM that if Oprah makes her happy, well then, that's alright.
when I came to help mom for a "short time"..(had a job as hospital chaplain waiting in Charleston) the docs gave her 6 months to live.
That was in 1992