And you think that Norwegians are not stubborn??? I wish we were less so, and I have worked on it.
Seriously old age is not an easy thing to deal with. My Mom is 95 and pretty healthy physically, but her mind has been going downhill for about the last 10 years. At her request, we moved her to assisted living about a year and a half ago. But 2 months ago, she had to be moved to the Dementia/Alzheimer's unit. The problem with her staying in Assisted Living is that she had begun to wander, and would go outside and just keep walking. Then she would not remember how to get back. That really worried the assisted living people, as they could not guarantee my Mom's safety any more.
Mom is not pleased with the move, as now she cannot leave the unit, at least alone. She also functions much better than most of the people that live in the Dementia unit. At least now Mom is safe. I wish she was also happy.
It is also very costly, almost twice as much as the assisted living cost. I am so glad that we invested in long term care insurance years ago, which pays over half of the nursing home cost. And Mom's pensions will more than cover the rest of her living expenses.
My Mom has an older brother, who is 97. He lives in an assisted living facility in Montana. Uncle Bob is totally lucid and has a great memory, but complains that he has very little energy. His wife died about 5 years ago of complications from dementia, and all of his long term friends have passed. He says it is kind of lonesome, although I know his sons visit Bob often and live fairly close.
I try to visit my Mom several times a week. It seemed odd at first to function as her guardian rather than her child, but that is the way it is. I am happy to still have my Mom, but she sure isn't the same person as she was when she was younger.
I hope I don't live longer than I am able to take care of myself...because doing so is a real bummer.
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