What do you do when the mother you love is no longer of sound mind?

No one will know what happen after we make a decision. The outcome of it may not be what you want to see so we could not decide on whether this decision is a good decision or a bad decision. To determine whether this decision is a good decision or it is bad, we have to think of what happen after this decision and look at the outcome from different point of view. I think what Josephine did really help her family a lot. Her father can do what he wants and does not need to take care of his wife while his wife can live inside a palliative care with people taking care of her. If they really did not send her to palliative care, her father really could not take it any more. Her father was not young; he is already 78 years old! It is hard for an old man like him to take care of her wife that has Alzheimer’s disease. Even Josephine could not take care of her, how could her able to take care of her for his rest of his life. As time passes, her father will become weaker and weaker. At that point of time no one could take care of Josephine’s mother again. Sending there, Josephine’s father could have more free time, he can do what he wants to do and enjoy his rest of his life. Although it is difficult for them to part, Josephine’s father really could not take care or his wife so he has no choice but to bear the pain and send her there. This decision could be the best for everyone. If we look at this matter from the other point of view, if her mother was to get separated with her family, her health may worsen. If this happens, I think the decision that Josephine made maybe a wrong decision. From this article Josephine’s mother tend to settle quite well in her new home, so I think the decision that she made did benefits her mother and her father. Although her mother could not see her family for the whole, she is still able to see her husband frequently, this may make her feel better after moving into her new home so her condition may not deteriorates. I hope that with special care from the people at palliative care can prevent her illness from deteriorates too quickly and with the love her family gave her, I hope she will be happy staying there.

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