@artscaping Thank you. She has been seen by several doctors. Not much anything else medication-wise they can do. She had a toradol injection a couple of weeks ago and it helped some. I do not know how often she can have them. She had physical therapy after her 11 day nursing home stay and she did not respond to it this time. The physical therapist who has seen her many times over the last 10 years said her body is giving out. He suggested hospice care. He sent his notes to her doctor. I think that is the next step... hospice care.My husband has already talked to hospice care and now all we have to do is talk with her doctor. I do want him to see her about her pain and discuss if it is time for hospice care. It will have to be in-home care... she just does not do well with change.

She is on Butran patches which the nursing home never ordered when she was in there, so we brought one from home. I think she is on the highest dose of them that she can function with. Most of the time she can use her walker to walk the 22 steps to the bathroom. Some days I have to use the transport chair every trip.

It is difficult to get her to drink enough fluids.. she has done well the last 3 days, but I know soon I will be telling her how important water and other fluids are. Oh .. she has had several mild strokes and she has mild dementia because of them. I think she has had several tia or mini strokes since being home from the nursing home and one while in there. Main symptoms are weakness on her left side and headaches.

Aging is not always pretty, but I have been blessed to have mama in my home for a bit more over a year now and to have a husband that loves her as much as I do.