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My grandmother struggled with Alzheimer's for a few years until she passed. The entire time, she stayed with my grandfather in the house they had always lived i
by whateveracct 5y ago
My grandmother struggled with Alzheimer's for a few years until she passed. The entire time, she stayed with my grandfather in the house they had always lived in. There were falls, there were too many stairs, it was far too big, we all had many conversations about them moving out (which would've made the Alzheimer's worse.) They were both quite old (late 80s/early 90s)
I don't think anything wrong or tragic happened. My grandmother got to live her life out at home and my grandfather spent his time taking care of her until she passed away in his arms. He said he wanted to take care of his wife until he couldn't.
The only advice I have for you is the same I had for my mother (their daughter): Try not to over-focus on the living situation and all that. Focus instead on your parents. The end of life and death are crucial and beautiful and you don't want to miss out on it due to a cloud of worry. Be present.
- sleightofmind 5y agoThank you for this comment. So beautiful. Similar experience three years ago, including Mom's Alzheimer's, and falls for both. Dad lived long enough to see Mom out. It's all he wanted, then he was ready to go, and did two weeks later. Couldn't agree more with the following line: >I don't think anything wrong or tragic happened.