Yes, it is absolutely the case that she is not well equipped to continue this journey, as it is both an uphill and a downhill one for her.
Requiring as it does, for her to put more effort into getting probably less or decreasing reward.
And yet, what is she to do, except to continue moving forward, even as doing so brings her closer and closer to the precipice from which we must, at our fated time, fall into the abyss of eternal, permanent darkness?
She is not having more falls, but her moments of worrying confusion is increasing. Talking to my dear mother on the phone is becoming more of a challenge, as she frequently exclaims, 'I cannot hear you.' Or, 'What?'
I speak loudly, I try to speak plainly, and to reduce as much as I can the chatter or noise around what I am trying to communicate to her. But its success is not predicable.
Yes, sometimes I get the feedback that said, she understood that, even though I am not consciously aware of having done anything differently.
And I can imagine that there might be times when she is tempted to appear to have heard and understood what I said, but did not, really.
Although there is clearly a problem with my dear mother's hearing, there is not a clear case for moving to provide her with an hearing aid.
To be continued!
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