Mother going blind

[Seabreeze]

My mother (90 next month) is going blind and it's going to be a massive change in life for us both.
I care for my type II mother and her other conditions - she's officially registered severely partially sighted now due to wet macular degeneration and dry macular degeneration.

EDITED - big paragraph deleted. Didn't mean to say so much.

I will continue to tease her mercilessly to keep her spirits up and give quality of life.
She's a trooper and has been through too much for one person and doesn't deserve any of it, especially to lose her sight on top of it all.

 

[grovesy]

Sorry to hear this.

 

[Seabreeze]

Thanks Grovesy.

 

[Leadinglights]

My O H mother is 96 and has AMD and also has very little hearing, sadly she has deteriorated in the last year and is now very weak. But the Macular Society has been very supportive in providing aids that she benefitted from when she had more sight. They even have respite holidays for them at minimal cost.

 

[Inka]

Sorry to hear that @Seabreeze My great uncle had macular degeneration for a number of years. Although it was obviously a practical issue, he enjoyed listening to audio books and had support from a local group too.

 

[Grannylorraine]

Sorry to hear this,

 

[Seabreeze]

My O H mother is 96 and has AMD and also has very little hearing, sadly she has deteriorated in the last year and is now very weak. But the Macular Society has been very supportive in providing aids that she benefitted from when she had more sight. They even have respite holidays for them at minimal cost.

Thanks leadinglights, I will look into that.
Sorry to hear about your OH mother, my concern is that my mother will give up.

 

[Seabreeze]

Sorry to hear that @Seabreeze My great uncle had macular degeneration for a number of years. Although it was obviously a practical issue, he enjoyed listening to audio books and had support from a local group too.

Thanks Inka.
Due to mini strokes my mother doesn't have the concentration for audio books.

 

[Inka]

Thanks Inka.
Due to mini strokes my mother doesn't have the concentration for audio books.

Oh, I’m sorry @Seabreeze

 

[Seabreeze]

Oh, I’m sorry @Seabreeze

Thanks Inka
She was an avid reader but can't get into audio books.
So with that in mind I refrain from offering to read to her, not struck on her period drama taste and being dyslexic I'm not struck on doing that anyway but if needs be then I will.

 

[Leadinglights]

My O H mum seemed to manage quite well with headphones and subtitles on the television but preferred old programs that she was familiar with from the old days. She did find audio books OK but usually fell asleep.
It was playing cards that was her passion and it is sad that now she can't really cope with doing that. As you say it is hard for them not to give up.

 

[AJLang]

My O H mum seemed to manage quite well with headphones and subtitles on the television but preferred old programs that she was familiar with from the old days. She did find audio books OK but usually fell asleep.
It was playing cards that was her passion and it is sad that now she can't really cope with doing that. As you say it is hard for them not to give up.

I found these cards on Etsy. Would they help at all? https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/528352215/non-braille-playing-cards-for-the-blind

 

[Leadinglights]

I found these cards on Etsy. Would they help at all? https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/528352215/non-braille-playing-cards-for-the-blind

Thank you but I think to learn something new at 96 would be challenging, the game she loved was called Wizard which uses a special card pack. The main thing now is she finds it hard to sit for long enough, it is sad to see really and I do think she has rather given up.

 

[Seabreeze]

Thank you but I think to learn something new at 96 would be challenging, the game she loved was called Wizard which uses a special card pack. The main thing now is she finds it hard to sit for long enough, it is sad to see really and I do think she has rather given up.

awww that's so sad.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear about your mum @Seabreeze and your OH mum @Leadinglights

Yes, it is very sad to watch those we love gradually find things harder and harder. Humbling to see the love and care you are pouring out to keep your mum’s spirits up.