Thank you both. I am going through a heavy learning curve and so grateful for what people here are sharing. I hadn't even thought of consulting a nutritionist and guess I better add that to the list.

By the way,Gary, mother so far flatly refuses any pain relief, even Liquid tylenol. She nursed during WW11 and always says she knows what REAL pain looks like. She actually let her appendix burst many years ago, rather than bother my dad in the middle of the night. It worries me a lot.

WD