[katlnhats]

Hi,
I thought long and hard about writing this about a month ago, and decided to wait and see...
Our "only" relative left, that we love with all our hearts has been having problems for around a month. She's our Aunt Leona, Mom's sister, and as close to a Mom that Mark and I have since my Mom passed away.
She's 85, almost 86 and has been the healthiest person we've ever known, till now. To the point where she's not used to Dr's and didn't even have a family Dr., as she truly never needed one.
About a month ago, she started falling without warning-no numbness, no tingling- nothing. Thank God both times she fell on a rug and all she got from either was one black eye.
BUT - she's always had an almost photographic memory, like me and now she cannot remember even yesterday, after the second fall - with the first one, I wanted to find her a Dr., and hoped that ours who's not taking new patients, would still see her--but she asked me to wait a week, as she really didn't want to go. Respecting her wishes, we did and she fell again.
I tried our Dr. and he really isn't taking anyone else -- so I called Mark's Pulmonogist to see if they knew of anyone for a family Dr. that was good - which they did, so I made her an appointment and we've been there every week since then.
We're waiting on results of a couple tests and also waiting for a CAT of her brain to be scheduled as well as an Ultrasound of her neck and chest - she's had bloodwork and a chest x-ray, (results pending). We take her to all her appointments and I go in with her - she's losing weight and isn't really eating, and says that nothing tastes "right". Her Dr. knows as she's being upfront with him, she's not cooking, driving, etc's - and she's very shaky.
I'm doing the cooking for her and us-she lives the next town over and it's not a big deal. Her son (our cousin, Mark's as close to her as I am) lives with her, but he works and isn't home much, and actually doesn't seem to "get" that she's not doing good at all.
I call her every day - she manytimes doesn't remember that I've called the next day, but she does know I call often. We're over there at least once a week, and stay till she's tired and needs to lie down. Please, if you have a moment, pray for her - I can't begin to tell anyone other than Mark, who feels like I do, what it would be like if there's something really, really wrong that can't be fixed.
Thank you.
Marilyn and Mark