You know, the story about Ingrid can not leave me. I have an elderly Mom who lives alone. It’s not easy going to sleep at night thinking about my mother being alone. It’s even harder concentrating when I’m at work. I call her everyday at least 2 to 3 times. She doesn’t always answer the phone, and I feel like dropping everything and running over there to check on her. It is not an easy situation since I have a household of my own to take care of. I would move her in with me, but she will not even think about leaving her home. She would feel like she was being babysat. She would just about kill me if I mentioned the N word. (Nursing home) She worked hard all her life to pay for her home and she’s not leaving and that’s that.
I managed to make her home as safe as possible by putting in night lights so she can see where she’s going in the middle of the night when she gets up to use the restroom. I have cleared a path, tied up cords, and installed grab bars in her shower. I feel a little better, but there is always that thought in my mind: Is she okay? This is my life right now and it seems like it is only getting worse. I think I should consider getting her Life Alert one of these days.
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