Dad is still falling a lot & is unable to catch himself anymore either, so he's quite bruised up. He is losing weight & strength. He can no longer get himself up if he falls. He pulled Mom on top of him the other day & after she picked herself up, she had to pick him up too.
They have discussed hospital admission because he may be getting to be too much for her at this point. She isn't able to sleep much with her own health problems which affect sleep patterns, and he often gets confused on time of day so he wants to get up & be dressed (which he can no longer do for himself) to leave the house, etc. The other day he wanted to get up at midnight & go get groceries, but he fell and tried for nearly an hour to pull himself up. When he finally decided to wake up Mom, she explained to him that it was midnight, not noon, and that the grocery store was closed anyway. He was up for another half hour, but Mom wasn't able to sleep the rest of the night. She isn't able to rest during the day either. I wish I was able to be more help. Tomorrow they will make a decision about hospital admission.
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