A little morbid

[joenali]

Tell me about death and dying.

My granny is 92 . I went to visit her and she is having trouble walking, even moving, has a wheelchair and needs help with every day things. When I went to visit her, she kept falling asleep and seemed out of it. Like asking me if I knew my moms husband (they've been married over 20 years). She also has Parkinson's and dementia.

Is the sleepiness etc. part of the dying process? I guess I'm just trying to prepare myself for the inevitable. She is my only grandparent left and has been the best grandma I could ever ask for. I don't want this to happen, but such is life.

Hair pats please.

[iamali]

::hair pats::

I'm sorry, I think even when it's somewhat expected it's still very hard to deal with.


Sent from my cardboard box.

[bonquiqui]

 I don't have answers, but I am very sorry that you are facing this.   (hug) (hug2)

[shostakovich]

This was similar to how my grandmother (who also had dementia) was about a month or so before she passed. The last time my dad and I visited with her, she was lying on the couch and got tired after about 10 minutes of talking.

I'm sorry

[zoidberg]

I'm so sorry.

[Bree Van de Kamp]

((hugs and hair pats))

In my experience, yes, sleepiness was a sign, but I don't want to freak you out by saying that its the only thing it could be. This might sound bad, but I was almost happy when my grandmother got to that stage because I could tell she wasn't in pain. It was like she was finally getting some rest, finally getting a break from the sickness....

I'm really sorry I hope her end is peaceful.