My Mom is 90 and has moderate dementia. She lives at home alone. She had asymptomatic Covid two weeks ago and was hospitalized. The doctors say she needs a pacemaker. She doesn’t seem to understand what is involved despite multiple explanations. She has a DNR and doesn’t want to prolong her life and is anti intervention. This is complicated as I live in a different country from her, am an only child, and she had very little family. What should we do?
Who cares for mom at home?
I was against my mom getting a pacemaker (she had dementia, CHF and lived in a Nursing Home).
My brother was POA and asked mom if she wanted it. She thought about it and said "yes".
We didn’t explain it beyond "this is something your heart needs to keep going". Could your mom understand that?