Hi everyone,
After a really long 4 weeks of only me and mum caring for Dad we have agency carers starting tomorrow. I can't wait for a little break, and I can't wait for mum to have a break. I'm really anxious though because dad can still be aggressive during personal care. Not all the time now, he's so much better than when he was in respite, but he can be calm and quiet as a mouse and then suddenly out of no where reach out and try to thump the arm of whoever's helping him.
I really hope it's not going to kick off tomorrow and for the carers to be put off. There's 3 of them being brought round for an introduction first thing in the morning. Dad will be grumpy anyway as he won't have been changed, but I worry all the new faces will make him really stressed out and therefore really lash out.
Wish us luck, I really can't bear the thought of not getting any help in at the moment!
After a really long 4 weeks of only me and mum caring for Dad we have agency carers starting tomorrow. I can't wait for a little break, and I can't wait for mum to have a break. I'm really anxious though because dad can still be aggressive during personal care. Not all the time now, he's so much better than when he was in respite, but he can be calm and quiet as a mouse and then suddenly out of no where reach out and try to thump the arm of whoever's helping him.
I really hope it's not going to kick off tomorrow and for the carers to be put off. There's 3 of them being brought round for an introduction first thing in the morning. Dad will be grumpy anyway as he won't have been changed, but I worry all the new faces will make him really stressed out and therefore really lash out.
Wish us luck, I really can't bear the thought of not getting any help in at the moment!