Got back last night from my visit to see my Mother. She was very weak and quite out of it when I arrived last Saturday. She was not really eating and was having trouble tracking conversations. I am very happy to report that when I left her yesterday she was much better and even managed to eat some lunch. and said she enjoyed it ! It was such a relief to see her improvement during the week I was there. She has definitely declined since July but really did pick up throughout the week.. My brother who is a Dr had been very worried about her but as he said with elderly people they can pick up as fast as they can decline! I am so glad that I went and had the chance to talk and even get a few smiles out of her. The packing advice from you all worked really well and the list Suz made helped me tremendously as at that point I was overwhelmed.
Thank you again everyone for your support.