@teexx
Good evening Teexx,
My name is Jofree and I am 80 years on top: I have a permanent colostomy since 1999, have experienced innumerable hours in various hospitals, my Wife Cecilia at my side always and through it all, I am still here. Consuming foods with hi fiber is always a challenge and one of the things that we do, my wife and counseling at the Mayo clinic, learned that eating several small meals a day is much easier on a compromised gut. Enteritis and scar tissue have been challenges but nevertheless, we're still in the game.
Don't give up; share with your mom that attitude and a mindset of appreciation for what she dose have, still on top, everyone has challenges. My wife and I resist our age and challenges and just keep moving. Stay engaged with life and appreciate the small things all around you. One can never change their challenges but they can resist them to the very end. It's not easy, but by sharing her experiences with others may actually prove beneficial to her well being.
We ride bike daily, three wheeled bikes, no falling, recumbent style and we see so much inspiration each and every day. Old age is not for the fainthearted: Your mom has survived thus far, who knows how many miles yet stand before her? Just keep keeping on. Jofree