I’m new to the group but not to copd caregiving. My mom is 76 with stage 4 copd. She still smokes a pack a day. She weighs under 75 pounds. She lives alone. She was recently hospitalized for a week for an exacerbation. She was scheduled to go to rehab but was denied. After each hospitalization she is weaker and takes longer to get back to her baseline of at home activities. Because of the disease (and depression and anxiety associated with the progression of it) she lacks energy or strength to shower alone or prepare and eat meals. I am in the process of getting extra help in place but in the meantime I am struggling. How do I know if I’m doing enough? How do handle numerous phone calls from her per day saying she’s bored or anxious? How do I handle the short term memory loss? How do make free time for myself and my husband? I love her and want her to be safe and taken care of but my cup is almost empty. Thanks for reading my long story and thanks for any advice you may have. Good luck to all of you in your copd journeys.