Keeping your Mother in my prayers. She's proven she's tough, but it's hard watching them struggle when wer'e so used to seeing our parent's strong and taking care of themselves. Take care.

Sandy, your mom will be in our thoughts and as always, you and jim as well...

hoping all this will dissipate soon and that the resolve will happen much sooner than later for you guys...(((BIG HUGS)))

Well, the doctor said mom is OK and everything she is going through is normal. I don't care for him, he doesn't know her like we do.

He gave her a script for meds to keep her calm and a shot for something in her head for headaches she's been having. He thinks she hit her head at the cabin or during the seizure. I will admit I heard a thump when she went to the bathroom before the seizure and had my brother run in to check on her so that is a possibility.

He doesn't think her low Dilantin caused the seizure and admits he doesn't know what did. He was angry that her PCP said they didn't know about her weening off the seizure meds. Everyone else, including the neuro in Knoxville is convinced it was the low levels. Anyway, he has her set up for an EEG Friday and blood work. Oh, and she can live alone.

I hate living so far away.

How frustrating! I'm a firm believer in trusting our instincts.

it must be so hard to be so far away right now.s to
you and I am praying that everything will be allright!

I'm so sorry Sandy. I went through the same thing with my Mom when she had early Alzheimer's symptoms and lived alone. I'm keeping you all in my prayers.

Sandy, You are still in my prayers. I know it's kinda a helpless feeling to be so far away. I hope comfort finds you!

(((Sandy))) Keeping you and your family in my prayers.

Today my mom seems very down. The bills are starting to roll in and she's not able to make sense of them. I can't since I am not there and my sister is at an appointment for herself. I told mom to try and call the company she has a bill from and give them her insurance information and she says she can't see. She said we messed something up when we got to the hospital. She made the comment she should just take a gun and shoot herself. This isn't the first time she's mentioned offing herself since she got sick. Thank God there are no guns in her possession. I hope she's just blowing off steam. I did mention to her if she keeps talking like that I am going to request a psych eval and she said go ahead.

I honestly think she needs one. I am waiting for sis to get home to call the neuro. He needs to know she is talking like this. Keep praying please.

We absoluely dreaded the day when we had to just step in and say, no...this is what is going to happen. When the child becomes the parent..and the parent knows what's happening it's so hard!! but so necessary. In the long run, both sets of our parents appreciated being relieved of the responsibility for their well being...they needed it to happen. giving up driving was the first to go....It's a struggle I don't envy you Sandy. You are the better judge of when this needs to happen.