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Elderly parent living with me

Caregivers | Last Active: Mar 5 11:30am | Replies (32)

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@lbrockme

I know how hard that is. I think I just reached the understanding with my mother that at 87 she feels it's all she has left that she can do that enjoys , her appetite it poor but for sugary foods. Fortunately she doesn't have diabetes, and has stopped all carbonated drinks, but feels that at 87 she should be able to enjoy something in her life! I'm just not willing anymore to fight too much against that. She has a point. And her tests are stable ... sooo?! It is what it is.

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I agree. I pretty much don’t concern myself with my Dad’s diet, because he has no digestive issues and the foods don’t bother him, but my Mom constantly complains of one health issue after another. It’s nonstop about how sick she is….then, in 5 minutes, she eats the trigger foods. So frustrating. I just can’t muster much sympathy for that.