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It has been about 8 weeks since my FIL passed. My MIL lived with us until a week ago. Her health had deteriorated quickly. An inability to swallow forced us to move her to a rehab facility to try to regain the ability to swallow. She is currently being fed through a tube inserted into her stomach.
I expect the rehab efforts will end soon as she doesn't appear to be improving. We then hope to move her back to our house to make her as comfortable as possible until the reaper shows. A hospice will be needed at some time.
The rest of my wifes family is so angry and resentful. Downright nasty and not helpful in taking care of thier mom. We have recieved no financial compensation for the six weeks that she has stayed with us and don't expect any when she returns to our house after the stint in rehab.
I read the accounts by other posters telling of the troubles they had experienced with family, never thinking that we could not work out our differences. It appears now that the family will be torn apart because of this. So very disappointing.