My grandmother is 81 and cannot live alone anymore. I am very close to her and love her to death, but she doesn't drive and is becoming more and more forgetful everday. Me and my husband are in the process of buying a new home and was thinking about getting a bigger house than originally talked about and asking my grandmother to live with us - my husband is supportive of whatever decision I make. I have 2 children, 7 and 2, who are also very close to my grandmother - she adores them.
I'm just worried about the effect it would have on kids if she got really sick or if she started forgetting who they were.
Does anyone have any experience with this? I would HATE to see my grandmother have to go into a nursing home, but I'm worried about taking care of her myself also. Any advice would be great.
I should also say that I drive her to all her doctors appointments and do all her shopping, etc. and the only other family nearby is an aunt whose husband is a horrible alcoholic.
2006-12-30
14:29:42
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