Reply #13: My grandmother has early-stage Alzheimer's [View All]

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She's 96 years old and living in an assisted-care facility with one of her children just a few miles away. She also has heart trouble, and has good days and bad days in a lot of ways. We're trying to keep her last days as comfortable as possible.

Her physical health is a mixed blessing. She stopped driving and gave up her car 15 years ago voluntarily (whew!), and is too weak to wander very far. But she's very stubborn and cantankerous. She lost some money to a shady stock broker who made inappropriate investments but it's hard for her kids to protect her because she still thinks of them as children (the oldest is 69). :eyes:

My mom keeps telling me "If my mind starts to go, you and your brother must INSIST that you take control of my finances and don't take any crap from me." It's nice of her to say that, but I doubt things will go smoothly if that time ever comes.