My Mom

I went to visit my parents today. My mom is still not doing well. If anything, she is worse. She does not look like herself at all, so I know she is feeling really bad. To me it almost seems she has aged 10 years in the last few months, if not weeks. Mostly it's her hip bothering her. She can barely walk. She actually got a handicapped tag for her car and a walker now. Yesterday she told me she felt so sick that she didn't think she would be here much longer. And she said please come visit tomorrow. So that's why we went today. None of the doctors she has seen have done ANYTHING. No x-rays. No MRI. So how can anyone be so certain it is arthritis? Sciatica? A pinched nerve? They are guessing. I am trying to convince her to go to the pain center here. I am certain they will DO something and not just look at her. She says she will likely end up going there. So why not just GO now? I told her I'd figure out something to do with the kids so I could go with her. When I left today she said she was going to call for an appointment because she can't live like that. I hope she follows through.