By: Karen WeHunt Harden
content@thewoodrufftimes.com
Do you have an older loved one who seems to have no sense of urgency or doesn’t respond to a time crunch?
Are they beginning to have trouble taking their prescriptions and supplements on time?
Is it hard for them to reason, understand and respond to simple questions?
Do they become overly frustrated and easily agitated on the phone, with robots or technology in general?
Do little, simple tasks like feeding their animals seem hard?
Is showering, getting dressed or getting hairstyled difficult?
Do they talk a good game on the phone, saying they are fine, and when you visit, they are not okay?
Once, Mother called her neighbor to report that cats were fighting in her fireplace behind the glass doors. The neighbor went up and called me. I went over, and Mother believed the cats were still fighting. I asked why I could not see them. I took her to the doctor, and she had a UTI and was dehydrated.
When elderly loved ones act uncharacteristically weird, jump into action. Be alert and notice, because they will say they are fine when clearly they are not.
Stubbornness can kill.
