Feeling Foolish

[poliphilo]

My mother did a little eating and drinking yesterday. The nurse said she majored on the pudding. After all the solemnity of the day before we were a little taken aback. More than that, we felt foolish- as if we'd been had. "We are talking about the same resident, aren't we?" said my sister.

"She's still on End of Life Care," said the nurse. " But that's not the same as saying she's at the point of death."

No harm in feeling foolish...

Comments

[cmcmck]

We thought we'd lost his mum when she was 82, ten years before she actually left us and ended up actually on death watch. These things happen

[poliphilo]

If my mother lived another ten years she'd be 111. I don't think that's going to happen. :)

[cmcmck]

I posted about an old lady in the US a short time back who lived to 114!

[poliphilo]

It happens and is likely to happen more.