@summertime4 ... thank you. Some days are very bad with her. This morning she was in tears she hurt so bad all over. I did heat on her knees and that helped. I gave her some tylenol. That helped too. She has an appointment with her doctor Thursday afternoon. Her oldest sister lived a couple of months shy of 99. She had 4 sisters and all died from strokes. Her 6 brothers died of either heart problems or cancer. My dad died of cancer in 2000 and my sister last year from cancer... she was the baby of us 5. I am next to youngest. My two oldest brothers live nearby, but are useless.. that is the saddest part... and the other lives in Washington state... far away but calls weekly. My husband is her son that does everything he can to get her the help she needs. I am 68 and have had many stomach and esophagus problems.. and of course the osteoarthritis in many joints. I have faith that all will be as is God's plan.