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This is so difficult. I have been making hard decisions re. my Mom. Get a good Elder Care Attorney and they will help you with the process. When I did thids with my Mom in August, I did not say a word & the attorney knew just how to express it. She could barely sign her name and is also weak like your mom seems to be. I had to face the inevitable DNR orders just yesterday as well. The ICU nurse took over the explaination & did beautifully. I is terrible & if you are an önly child it is somewhat harder. Hang in there & will pray for your situation.Karen
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She does not need to sign her name, an X is sufficient, but she
needs to voluntarily do this before two witnesses. If she won't agree, you will need to pursue guardianship through legal services.
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Sounds like you should be getting a guardianship, not a power of attorney. Since she can't write her own name you would be better off with a guardianship. She will have to go in front of a judge but if she refuses you will get the guardianship anyway. Just go to any elder attorney.
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Judy, Can you speak with either your financial institution manager, or an elder care advisor-as what can legally be done..I believe, however, your Mom has to be fully aware of what is transpiring, and like Crowemagnum suggested, an X is all that is needed. My Mom, when she was at the final stages of AD-she had lost the ability of write as well. So before matters possiibly get worse, you want to do this A/S/A/P.
Best to you and your family. Hap
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Is their someone she will listen too? All your mother needs to do is to be able to make an X with two people singing to witness they saw her make that x.
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