Hi mum is chatting away when she is awake, eating tiny spoons of food fed to her by the staff and myself and taking tiny sips of liquid.
I have been in every day for the month that she has been there I massage her feet and head and brush her hair play music and talk to her I give her different things to hold. The staff just provide basic care
she cannot sit up unaided but is propped up by the bed and pillows.
She is sleeping at lot more now, but when she is awake she is constantly moving her duvet or reaching up and saying things about people past present and imaginary.
She will suddenly become worried and i constantly tell her everything is ok.
She has twinges of pain,.
She sounds so much like she's doing the things my mum did in the first home. She couldn't sit up initially either but got stronger. The staff didn't have the confidence to sit her in a chair. She also moved the duvet, reached out, worried about things spoke to people who weren't there. She had Delirium and that will continue to affect her cognitive ability..but the change and improvement for however long it lasts... was amazing.Hi mum is chatting away when she is awake, eating tiny spoons of food fed to her by the staff and myself and taking tiny sips of liquid.
I have been in every day for the month that she has been there I massage her feet and head and brush her hair play music and talk to her I give her different things to hold. The staff just provide basic care
she cannot sit up unaided but is propped up by the bed and pillows.
She is sleeping at lot more now, but when she is awake she is constantly moving her duvet or reaching up and saying things about people past present and imaginary.
She will suddenly become worried and i constantly tell her everything is ok.
She has twinges of pain,.
I'm no expert but have read up on Delirium spoken to a few medics. It can go maybe but also become chronic when it kind of comes and goes. My mum's hospital stay was awful and they seemed to have no idea how to care for her. Medication, pain, strange surroundings etc just add to the confusion and I'm sure she felt she was going mad.I hope it lasts for you both, I think that they decided i the hospital that the delirium was over, Its all a blurr but she went into hospital following a fall, she had no injuries fall and three separate docs said she was medically fir and just needed to get back on her feet, after they cured th infection that made her fall.
Then the ward was shut with COVTD which she tested positive for and then she was discharged on EOL..
such a shock
Does anyone know what steps would be taken if that were to happen? would they treat would they take her into hospital?
Jane 3. You need to take a deep breath.!thank you I will have to talk to GP tomorrow....this nightmare continues , wishing all all that are going through it strength and love. i for one am not doing very well .
Hiya, do you have power of attorney over your mum, if you do and you don’t want her to go to hospital then they would need to abide by your wishes along with her being treated with meds or not.thank you I will have to talk to GP tomorrow....this nightmare continues , wishing all all that are going through it strength and love. i for one am not doing very well .
I’m in exactly the same position as you, my mum opened her eyes today and said ‘Thank you’, she hadn’t spoken for two days, then as I was leaving the room I said ‘Be back in a minute for a hug, just you and me’, she then whispered ‘Against the world’, it broke me , I’m still a mess now, I wonder if this is yet another sign that the end is getting closer, these moments we have left with our loved ones are now priceless, hold them close and if you can just be there for them. Xx Another sleepless night for me. XHi I have spoken to the GP and intervention will be minimal she would not be taken to hospital, just made comfortable. I cant bear thinking she might suffer any more.
still we wait so much more sleep now and little response to anything. but the tiny heart keeps on beating.
thoughts to you all in the same position and thank you for the contact