My mother eats spilling a lot of her food on her blouse and her forkdroops down a lot; it's almost the way a young child would eat. I hope I am not being criticial, as that is not my intention, as I am just curious if this is common in elderly people. In addition, my mother gets worse every year about getting Christmas cards mailed before Christmas. This year she hardly got any cards written, and has almost no interest in doing it, even though I offered several times to help her. Is this common in the elderly?
The eating manners are tough......my In Laws BOTH have begun to LICK their plates and bowls in public and hold utensils like shovels........we don't eat out much! Make some huge bibs, put her in the kitchen so you can mop the floor and let it go. Good luck to you.
She used to send out 60-70 Christmas cards a year. She loved it. When my father died of brain cancer in December 2010, she gave up on cards. I offered several times this year to address some for her and she just has no desire. It's tough when they give up on things that used to give them joy, but sometimes it's just the way the ball bounces.