To make a long story short, we had her transported to Emergency by paramedics because of general sluggishness and being 'out of it' more than normal, suspecting a stroke.
It wasn't until the nurse prepped for a rectal temp reading that a badly busted hip was detected.....total surprise to all of us.
That’s so sad. My Mother in Law had dementia (they called it Alzheimers, but I wonder about that diagnosis). She knew who people were (responded to me and held my hand, but when my husband, her son, walked into the room she lit up like the sun, she knew exactly who he was). But she was not mobile and could not take care of herself. It was very difficult, but my Father in Law kept her at their home and took care of her, he could afford someone to come in a couple of times a week and help him.
Sadly, he had a heart attack and died. She died less than 2 days later and we have a joint funeral mass for them. I guess you can die of a broken heart, or you can hold on for someone else. I’m not sure exactly.
Anyway, it’s a terrible disease, especially since they cannot communicate things to you.
Oh my gosh!! I would be so fuming mad there’d be no holding me back!
Sorry to hear that lost my mom to that dreaded disease