going downhill

My mother is going down hill. Fast. She gave us a fright last week. Went bonkers. absolutely. And then three doctors could not figure out why. That's what we do in our family. Have syndromes or illnesses without a cause or that are rare. She is much better now, but we can not leave her alone. THANK GOD my sister and her husband are retired and are willing to look after her on a daily basis, other wise she would have to go into a nursing home as we do not have the cash for a sitter. Mama does not want to go into a nursing home - who would, I guess- but that time may still come. She has gotten better everyday since she was taken ill but is still not back to baseline, and may not get back to baseline. She is 89 after all. And this illness took a toll on her. She is quite tired, but doesn't seem to realize it, as in just woke up from a nap and is ready to take another one. And her memory, once tenuous is now shot for the most part. Some things she is sharp as tack about, and others are out the window. And she is hard headed as ever, so that is going to make convincing her of something a hard job - but every now and then, she just says OK when you start to explain how something happened. It may not be worth her time to argue with us. She is absolutely certain she will be able to attend to her one event of the week, a senior outing at the Church of God on Wednesday. no matter what, she is going. So that is good, she has a goal and is correct on when and where it is, etc So even if it is downhill, she is in control of a tiny portion of it and can still enjoy that part of her life.