To be honest, until recently I hadn’t given much thought to long term health care… That changed when my mom was admitted to the ICU and told she wouldn’t be able to live alone in her house anymore.
Now, I think about it a lot.
I’ve always had this picture in my head that when my parents got older, they could just move in with me and it would be no big deal. After all, it’s just another adult in the house right?
Turns out, it’s a bit different than that.
First, my mom doesn’t function like she did before she was admitted. Before, she could cook on her own, do her own chores, and take care of herself. Now, she has lost a lot of strength, has difficulty walking anywhere on her own, and she should be supervised while she’s moving about.
Second, I never imagined the amount of knowledge I’d need regarding medications....
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