Hi Everyone
How about this...
NH - Senior Nurse 'Your mother read the paper yesterday and today and now she is refusing to take any of her medication because she read that it could do her harm!'
This was the article about the dangers of taking too many vitamins and also the article(s) about Alzheimers and drugs. She clearly told me today that at last, she knew the truth - the NH are drugging her and that is why she is so confused!!!! Not only has she stopped taking the quetiapine, she has also stopped her iron, calcium, thyroxine and sleeping tablets. Hardly surprising all in all that her BP has soared to 166!
She does seem calmer in herself though but no change as far as I am concerned - still the public enemy! The NH staff all tell me that although she is quite rude to them, she is talking to a couple of the residents, went for a sherry this morning and a quiz; eats like a horse and sleeps like a log - can't be bad. However, to me, the food is evil, no-one to talk to, and the doctor tried to get into bed with her!! This I find a little far fetched... Hasn't showered or bathed in a week - 'don't know how to use the shower' and 'I am not going to ask them anything'
Hey ho the plus side to all this is that I slept like a log last night, first time in ages and that the NH staff tell me that they think she will settle and have seen a difference already.
I suppose that she has only been there one week and I cannot expect miracles especially where my mother is concerned!
I will keep you all posted thanks for all the messages of support, I really do find them so encouraging.
Judy
How about this...
NH - Senior Nurse 'Your mother read the paper yesterday and today and now she is refusing to take any of her medication because she read that it could do her harm!'
This was the article about the dangers of taking too many vitamins and also the article(s) about Alzheimers and drugs. She clearly told me today that at last, she knew the truth - the NH are drugging her and that is why she is so confused!!!! Not only has she stopped taking the quetiapine, she has also stopped her iron, calcium, thyroxine and sleeping tablets. Hardly surprising all in all that her BP has soared to 166!
She does seem calmer in herself though but no change as far as I am concerned - still the public enemy! The NH staff all tell me that although she is quite rude to them, she is talking to a couple of the residents, went for a sherry this morning and a quiz; eats like a horse and sleeps like a log - can't be bad. However, to me, the food is evil, no-one to talk to, and the doctor tried to get into bed with her!! This I find a little far fetched... Hasn't showered or bathed in a week - 'don't know how to use the shower' and 'I am not going to ask them anything'
Hey ho the plus side to all this is that I slept like a log last night, first time in ages and that the NH staff tell me that they think she will settle and have seen a difference already.
I suppose that she has only been there one week and I cannot expect miracles especially where my mother is concerned!
I will keep you all posted thanks for all the messages of support, I really do find them so encouraging.
Judy