My Aunt is 85, and has macular degeneration in both eyes, so she can't see very well ! She can no longer drive, and cannot read, and can barely write. She is living alone about a hour away, and has no one to help her. My mom and I go visit each month or 2, and take her shopping, and do work around her house. She has had one injury,going down her back stairs, and I am afraid she may have another one. She has lived there all her life, never married or had kids. Since my grandmother died, she has been alone. Her house is a mess, she doesnt have good hygine. Doesnt, take baths very often, and never brushes her teeth. She cooks on a stove that is 70 years old, and gets hot. The house is falling apart. ceiling peeling off.
She is very old fashioned, and set in her ways, not to mention stubborn! How can we convince her to move in our city, in a retirement home, or assisted living. Or is it even right to try. Should we leave her there to live the rest of her days, like she seems to want?
2007-07-01
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