Hoping for the Best

My dear, sweet sister-in-law Teresa, who has been spending so much time with ; and doing so, so much for, my mother (AKA her monster in law) is in need of a much deserved break. I will be giving her that break as I will be going to visit Mom tomorrow.

I guess Mom was really on a roll today and is pretty much pissed off at the world. She hates the Corinthians, doesn't remember Mike,(her firstborn son) who is the only other child she has that has kept in touch with her these last many, many years, where's her old T.V., hates the food, hates this place, etc., etc. Wants her moving boxes back-yes, she thinks she can move back to Arlington. Aaargh.

My mission tomorrow, should I choose to accept it, will be to do my best to bring my mother to the realization that she is where she is for a reason. To try and help her understand that she has reached a point in her life where she needs more help than we can provide and that it is no longer safe for her to live alone, to try to get her to accept Corinthians as her new home and that she needs to fit in as best she can. I really don't think I can convince her as she is so far gone at this point, nothing anyone says or does makes sense to her. She is who she is and this disease is taking her down so fast. We struggle every day to make this as easy as possible for her but she is just so resistant, not to mention extremely stubborn.

Frankly, I never even gave a thought to how Mom would react to this change in her life. I just knew it had to be made. I know it's in her best interest but I really hate that she seems to hate it so much. I keep telling myself that she just needs time. Mabey, just mabey, she'll come around and learn to like it as much as so many of the other residents there do.

Hoping for the best.

Rest easy tonight Mom.