We don’t believe in putting them in a facility. Home is home, and that’s where mot mother took her last breath, and so will be the same for my dad. Dad’s just too dam stubborn to die. End of March makes 5 years of this with him. Moved in here full time for 24/7 year ago. Prior I was here with 4-5 days and home 1-2 days. Was driving 140ish miles each way for work. Now I just home office from here.
Diagnosed- anxiety, diabetes, congenital heart failure, lung failure, crones, had 32 inches of intestines removed from botched surgery in air force, chronic loose bowl syndrome, hearing 85% loss, vision is about down to 3 feet on a good day, sun downers syndrome, restless leg syndrome, chronic low blood pressure and much more.
Things are manageable until the human side of me kicks in and I fall asleep. I am the only one in family, so options are
Limited