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[__ Prayer __] MIL

Winnie

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Hi. I am looking for prayer for my mother in law. It is just a bad situation with her.
She is 84 and has her son who has a plate in his head and us not all there as her caretaker. He also has no sense of smell.
Well I wash her hair by her sitting in a chair and wrap towels around her as she can't do it over a sink anymore and she claims she takes a sponge bath. But she hasn't let me touch her hair because of panic attacks and after washing it I noticed the rest of her smells. Her hair is pure grease and when you walk in the house immediately I can smell her from 10 feet away. I just pressed my husband and he said she probably has another infection. The last time she got bad a few years ago she ended up having bladder and a sinus infection and ended up in the hospital
because she fell. I know it is soon she will be in a nursing home. Well, I don't want to get blamed for all of this. Since she has all sons, I'm the one expected to help her with hygiene. No problem at all, but I can't because she freaks out with anxiety and won't let me. The last time I was able to wash her hair was about 2-3 weeks ago and she had a panic attack and said she couldn't breath, now she's afraid to have it washed. Arrrrrr. Pray my husband takes this seriously. Also I was blamed by some people the last time. Yes, I didn't realize at that time I was supposed to butt my way in and suddenly act like the boss when she is still has all her faculties.
Please pray all gets taken care of concerning her, that she gets checked out she probably won't even make it out of the house, I had to use a belt from behind while her son had her hand in the front to get her to her doctor appt a few weeks ago. Now she is clearly worse. Her son who lives there is very unpredictable with his temper and one needs to be afraid of him. He has attacked my husband suddenly back in the 90's and when she had back surgery last spring the nurse came in to tell her that they wanted to send her to a read facility and I perceived for her safety (I really did) so I silently mouthed to him to control his temper making him think I was on his side. He visible cooled off. She has a cup of rashes on her body then too and I'm sure she must now because she's sick again and can't do anything.
Well, please pray everything works out smoothly and she gets this taken care of!
And that some of her relatives who don't live in the area don't blame me either! What am I supposed to start yanking her clothes off while she's sitting in her chair and then what? She needs a walker and has gotten extremely slow. Like extremely and it takes her what seems like over a minute just to get up from her high back chair into another one that I use to wash her hair. She's that unsteady. She's has all the equipment in her shower to safely get in but hasn't used it for probably two years.
Thankyou for your prayers for her health and physical safety, and that also I don't take all the flack.
 
Thankyou for praying for her. After dropping off her requested item from the store, she was unusually calm. I believe it was your prayers. Great when I see her that way. I wish she'd give it up and go into a nursing home. She did manage to give herself a sponge bath she said and she does smell better. She won't let me help her with that either.
Well, all my pressing on her has driven her away. I feel bad because she depended on my moral support. I still want to be able to provide that to her. Please continue to lift her up in prayer. Also, pray for salvation for the mentally disabled son who is taking care of her.
 
hi winnie. Thanks for the lil update. The Lord hears our prayers.

I can see why some older people aren't gung ho about nursing homes. Still, there seems to come a point when it might be the best option. I'll pray that your mil gets whatever she needs to have the best quality of life possible.
 
What your M-i-L is doing or not doing is normal...
we just put Mom in a home about 6 weeks ago...
As far as family IMO if any gives you static tel them OK it's your turn..
Mom is not happy but she was not happy at my house nor my brothers did not want to go to our sisters...
your post reads to me like she is past time for a rest home for her safety..
My over all feeling is one of relief.. she could not be left alone .. yet it is sad..
often our aging loved ones will not listen to us but they will to strangers...
 
Could you please lift up my MIL in prayer again? The last time I asked prayer for her she was the calmest I've seen her in a long time. For like two weeks she was like that.
 
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