And so another soul succumbs to dementia. Rhi found out on Friday her mum was given the diagnosis of Altzheimer's. Rhi said she knew it was dementia. I just thought another kind soull to walk this path. Its funny only last week was I thinking how my mum doesn't desrve this end to her life and now Rhi's mum and I feel the same. We chatted on messenger for a while and it was obvious her mum was quite advanced now at this stage, but of course the same type of dementia can affect people in very different ways.
Rhi is like me, she won't leave her parents to struggle and will keep an eye as much as she can. I'm thinking of popping down to see her in the next few weeks and say hello to her mum and dad, who I've known for years. I don't know how far into the future they have thought about, but its too early to ask. I did say to make the most of the time she has with her mum, which of course Rhi would do anyway.
I visited mum on Friday and as I walked in she seemed to have acquired a green hat, which she was wearing sideways as she shuffled along the corridor. I did chuckle, somehow a part of my mum was still present, albeit in a different light, she was always so unassuming of anyone. She raised her head as I said hello and gave me a smile and said 'oh hello' completely oblivious to who I am. But she seemed quite content in her own bubble. We managed to coax her to her room with the cake I had bought her. There was a lot of fuss from the carers in her room as they seem to like mum a lot, but I had to ask if they could leave us before she starts trying to wander again, because at that point I would have to leave (we are allowed to visit in their rooms and can't walk round the unit). She ate two of the mini battenbourgs and seemed ok as she chatted away (muddled chat) and then sure enough she struggled off her chair and as before clung on for dear life to anything to steady herself and shuffled out off into the corridor. I followed her to the exit and said my goodbye as she was gently escorted to the lounge by the carers for her tea.
The legal firm now finally have all the records on mum having had to ask again for missing files. They've told me due to the sheer volume of medical records on mum it will take 8 to 10 weeks to sift through them all, possibly longer. I'm curious to know how the CHC assessment could have been so rushed??
Rhi is like me, she won't leave her parents to struggle and will keep an eye as much as she can. I'm thinking of popping down to see her in the next few weeks and say hello to her mum and dad, who I've known for years. I don't know how far into the future they have thought about, but its too early to ask. I did say to make the most of the time she has with her mum, which of course Rhi would do anyway.
I visited mum on Friday and as I walked in she seemed to have acquired a green hat, which she was wearing sideways as she shuffled along the corridor. I did chuckle, somehow a part of my mum was still present, albeit in a different light, she was always so unassuming of anyone. She raised her head as I said hello and gave me a smile and said 'oh hello' completely oblivious to who I am. But she seemed quite content in her own bubble. We managed to coax her to her room with the cake I had bought her. There was a lot of fuss from the carers in her room as they seem to like mum a lot, but I had to ask if they could leave us before she starts trying to wander again, because at that point I would have to leave (we are allowed to visit in their rooms and can't walk round the unit). She ate two of the mini battenbourgs and seemed ok as she chatted away (muddled chat) and then sure enough she struggled off her chair and as before clung on for dear life to anything to steady herself and shuffled out off into the corridor. I followed her to the exit and said my goodbye as she was gently escorted to the lounge by the carers for her tea.
The legal firm now finally have all the records on mum having had to ask again for missing files. They've told me due to the sheer volume of medical records on mum it will take 8 to 10 weeks to sift through them all, possibly longer. I'm curious to know how the CHC assessment could have been so rushed??