[jhynesrockmtn]

My Mom has been on a steady decline for years. She'll be 87 in June. Her quality of life sucks. She's in a great memory care unit but of course doesn't know why she lives there. Her short term memory is so bad I can take her to church and an hour later she doesn't remember going. She can't track a conversation for more than a minute, constantly asking the same questions over and over. She really doesn't remember anyone but me and my sister. Her grandkids, our spouses, etc. are a fuzzy notion.

She is getting increasingly agitated, demanding to move, buy a small house, etc. She can't live by herself and in home care is not feasible. She can't live with either of us because we all still work at least a few days/week.

Drugs have gotten so good at keeping the physical body going, with the brain left behind, I fear we are creating a generation of elder zombie types who can't function or keep themselves fed/safe. Her primary care doc agrees.