I believe she is losing her hearing and suffering memory loss, way more than you would expect at 72. I took care if my father for the last 2 years of his cancer, but whatever mom is going through, she has turned it on me. I was just wonderng if someone might help me understand it better.
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/living-with-vision-problems-177792.htm
Other issues should be checked out, too. A complete checkup to rule out a UTI or other infection (gums, etc.), a hearing check, and of course a visit to a neurologist if needed.
Good luck,
Carol
I am hoping there will be progress in treating this, as I also have both AMD and Glaucoma, and see the writing on the wall.
There are other areas and with my friend did not do well because of the macular degeneration. So he would try stuff such as cooking, he was really not safe around the stove since it was a safety risk in his particular situation. This is partly why he had home health care to come in and cook for him. That way, there would be no nasty accidents from burns and stuff. There are just some things that people with macular degeneration just should not be doing when their sight is no longer what it should be. In fact, I really wouldn't be a bit surprised if there have already been people who were very seriously hurt or even killed because they were doing things they should not have been doing and should have had help with. I also wouldn't be a bit surprised if my friend may have actually hit someone with his car before he was declared unfit to drive. Again, dealing with someone who's going blind is definitely not easy. There comes a time when they are a danger to themselves and others if given the wrong tools.
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