My Mother has a hard time walking, and recently started at home infusions. She recently (about a month ago) beat Cancer, so she is still weak.
If we ask to help her, she says she doesn't need help, and when we try to just help without asking she refuses. She has fallen a few times in the home, and in public. I am trying to find a middle ground here. The risk of falling is still high, but if she keeps refusing help, and getting agitated when we do help, how are we supposed to help? I don't want her to become dependent, so a part of me does like that she wants to do things on her own, but it worries me so much that the next fall could be a bad one.
Any help or advice on handling this would be appreciated.
As for that rolling walker, for a several years Dad refused to get one because 'that's for old people' [Dad's 93] but once a physical therapist said he needed to buy one, that changed everything, I had to rush out and find one. It helped that the physical therapist was a tall attractive blonde ;)
Countrymouse: That is exactly what we have said, including her Dr. that was handling her Care during her fight against Cancer. He told her that she was on a 'scale' and that scale determined how well she progressed during Chemo, and after. That each fall would put her behind, and that isn't what she wants to happen.
I think I will bring up a setting up a schedule with her, and see how that is handled. It does seem like a good idea, thanks for that!
Does your Mom use a rollator walker? Since I got my Dad such a walker he feels MORE independent :)