I see that, fortunately, (or maybe unfortunately for some) a lot of us "baby boomers" are thankful to still have our parents, or at least one of them, still alive.

My 86 year old mother in law lives with us. My 89 year old mom lives with my brother and his wife. Both are great women, but unfortunately my MOL is a diabetic and in the middle stages of Alzheimers. We saved her foot from being amputated last year. I personally cleansed it everyday and changed the bandages. But it was a lot of work on our part since she didn't care either way.

I feel really bad for both her and especially my wife. Wife still works full time and then has to come home to a mess in the bathroom almost everyday. (Won't go into details)

MOL really can't do much. She sits in the front room and watches the cars go by day after day. Get's a little aggressive with my wife every now and then. Just the progression of the disease we were told. Most people lash out at their care givers.

It will be a matter of time before we have to consider other care options. But until then, we will both care for her as long as we can.

Pat