Aging parents

[mryrcn]

It's horrible.  My momma is 83 and gave us a huge scare yesterday.  She was unresponsive.  Turns out she has bronchitis and some fluid around her heart.  After 24 hours with plenty of drugs she is responsive and kind of sassy (typical).  But I hate, hate, hate being 3,000 miles away from her as well.  Ugh.

[Linie]

I wish she will be better soon. Hugs to you

[mrsukyankee]

I hope she recovers quickly and has no further complications.

Yeah, my parents are in their 70s. I live overseas so it'd be tough to get there "quickly". I'm happy my brother lives nearby in case of an emergency.

[Pom]

I am so sorry. Being far away is the pits. Hugs. Good thoughts that she is completely recovered soon!

[mryrcn]

Thank you everyone. She was discharged rather quickly, fell at the nursing home the same night that she was discharged but thankfully didn't break anything. She seems to be okay.

[Mrs.Rad888]

I always thought that I'd be the one living near my parents to be there as they aged, but the navy had other ideas. I planned to move closer to them after I got out of the navy, but I ended up marrying DH before I finished school. Luckily, my youngest brother still lives near them (which I think contributes to him being totally dependent on them, but that's a whole other post) and is there to help.
A few years ago I was visiting, and my mom was telling me that her surgery had gone fine and she was healing well. That was the first time I had heard of anything she needed surgery for! I told her that I'd rather hear about this stuff before surgery happens, even though there really isn't anything I can do, and she's called me a few times just to give me a heads up about health stuff.

I'm glad your mom is better. 

[mryrcn]

Mrs.Rad888,- parents are funny about that stuff. DH's parents try to hide stuff from one or more of his siblings. They always rat out the parents.

[pamelasaur]

How's your mom now?

[mryrcn]

Jun 21, 2018 1:48:14 GMT -5 pamelasaur said:

How's your mom now?

She passed away in December.  We found out in July 2017 that she had lung cancer.  The doctor gave her 6 months.  

Meanwhile, my 83 year old MIL had a stroke in February and we are dealing with that while living far away from my in-laws.  

[mrsukyankee]

I'm so sorry for your loss mryrcn, and the continuing struggles with your in-laws. Hugs.