Following on your comment about the treadmill. She is reluctant to exercise and invents reasons to not do it, like "knowing" she has a treadmill. So go ahead and get one and say, hey, I found your treadmill and set it up. It's the only way. Yesterday Ed and I took a developmentally disabled 61-year-old man for whom he is a guardian advocate, back to a locked behavior center because he is in danger of committing suicide. The orderly and I chatted while he was being admitted. He said to the guy, who has been there before, "Hey Wayne, you didn't bring any clothes." And to me, he said, he thinks he can stay in bed all day if he doesn't have clothes. "We'll bring some," Ed said. Compromised they may be, but they know how to get their way.

very nice!

Her muscles are weakening. She needs exercise to keep them strong if it is nothing more than a walk around the block.

So sorry,to hear this.Maybe she lost her balance there?Yes,Teal is right try to get some walking in if you can and good luck.Happy Mothers Day

Hi Cat, sorry you had a scare. If you are not moving a lot as you age, your muscles stop responding. Try to get her to move more -- like a slow walk, anything, that will prevent total weakening of her body.