An update on my mother

Sueofastor
on 2/16/07 12:19 am - Jackson Heights, NY

Thanks for your thoughts on my mother. It seems that after a battery of cardiology tests, she is fine. But while she was in the hospital, she was somewhat disoriented so my sibs and I wanted her tested. (Her old sister has Alzheimer's and her parents both suffered with senility and dementia, so it runs in the family.) My mother is also scared because she doesn't have the best memory. We try and comfort her by reminding her that even at her best, she's a ditz. Anyway, they did a psych evaluation on her and there was some minimal short term memory loss, but she passed the test. We are still concerned for her future and plan on meeting over the next few months to make sure that one of us knows what's going on with her finances (we don't want to one day find that she hasn't paid her bills in 6 months) and talk to her about power of attorney and such, but for now we are thrilled that she is doing well. She has to do a low fat, low sodium, low sugar diet - translation, no fun foods for her. Because of our little snowstorm this week, she has been staying at my brother's house so she's not by herself and according to my mother, she is being pampered as well she should be. So again, I thank you for your thoughts and prayers for my mother and our family. Stay warm and have a great weekend, Sue