Update on mom. She's seen the cardiologist and had some tests and changes to her meds. Her BP has been good and it seemed to coincide with taking the Lasix and her fluids and weight going down. There's times when I think she's getting tired of where she is in this experience.

She's less energetic and she doesn't understand what's happening with eating and hydration.
We had her over with family on Mother's Day and she ate more than the three days prior combined. The cardiologist explained the need to drink and she replied with what she thought he wanted to hear. Like how much she drinks which isn't close to being true.

She's scheduled to get her pacemaker replaced in early June. I'm close to start talking to her about going to an assisted living facility. She's been absolutely against leaving her home.
I think she'd do okay there. She just quit going to physical therapy. She had a dispute about taking an evaluation (which she's had several times before). However this time they wanted mom to take some testing about her driving a car. This was a deal breaker. I believe she knows she shouldn't drive but won't volunteer giving up her license. It's a shame because she's benefited so much from therapy and much of its been social. Being alone at home so much of the time is not in her best interest but she won't change.
I've talked to several people caretaking parents recently. One I talked to last week was my best buddy from school. His mother is 99 and is slowing down pretty good. She lives with him and his wife. He took care of his father with alzheimers for almost a decade before his mother moved into his house. We talked about how difficult it is to have no life for so long. He's had it really tough with his wife's parents going before his. He can't leave her alone at all. He needed to get out of the house. He's a really great guy who can't give anything more.