Recent amputation--- see the details?

my mother in law just lost her leg to diabeties. she is 61 and i am trying to find ways of helping her deal with her loss. she feels trapped in this house, but has all kinds of places that she can go, but doesnt want to. and now she is starting to get snappy about anything that happends. i just dont know how to help her out. what do i do from here?!!!!Recent amputation--- see the details?
Check with the hospital or local social services to see if there's an amputee support group that would be appropriate for her. The social services people should be following up with her anyway.
Is she being fitted for a prosthesis (artificial leg)? If not, can you find out why not? If she is, then she'll need therapy to learn to use it, and that will get her out, too.
Be patient, too -- she has a lot to work through and it won't happen all at once. She may be depressed, and her family doctor may refer her for counseling and/or prescribed medication for that. (And don't forget, this is the time of year that able-bodied people start getting cabin fever and snapping at people. So don't attribute everything solely to the amputation.)
have her fitted for a prosthesis. or prosthetic leg.
You want to first empower her to care for herself as much as possible. If she has a power w/c or still drives, she might actually be ashamed to leave the house and be seen.
Is she depressed? I bet an antidepressant would help.
Teach her how to surf the internet and the wonders of pornography.
im so sorry to hear about that....maybe try to see if she could get a prosthetic and just keep comforting her
Maybe take her to bingo? Or play cards or scrabble with her? Would she like to see a movie, maybe?

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