I had a call from who I thought was my dad today. It was one of his neighbours contacting me because my dad had gone to to him distressed saying he couldn’t remember how to contact me. I hadn’t had any missed calls on my mobile or on my landline.
Dad was in a panic about his medication. He told me he had missed three days of his tablets! It turned out he had been taking his most important tablets -which was such a relief!
He had been prescribed two new medications by his GP. I contacted his Gp following advice from the lovely members on TP because dad has been hallucinating- seeing and hearing people in his house at night. The GP prescribed a course of antibiotics and something to help him sleep. I don’t know if the GP told my dad how and when he needed to take this medication but needless to say my dad didn’t know. I tried explaining but in the end I asked his neighbour if he could write down the instructions for him in BIG writing - dad has cataracts and he is losing the ability to read too.
Dad was suspicious about what the medication was for in the first place so the doctor suggested telling him that the medication is to prevent a water infection. Which is particularly right.
Dad has really deteriorated since Christmas, he has deteriorated a lot before Christmas too but things just seem to be getting worse. He is telling me every day now about the people in his house and even though I act concerned, I’m trying to just engage with it as little as possible and then change that subject. I just don’t know what to do for the best.
Dad was in a panic about his medication. He told me he had missed three days of his tablets! It turned out he had been taking his most important tablets -which was such a relief!
He had been prescribed two new medications by his GP. I contacted his Gp following advice from the lovely members on TP because dad has been hallucinating- seeing and hearing people in his house at night. The GP prescribed a course of antibiotics and something to help him sleep. I don’t know if the GP told my dad how and when he needed to take this medication but needless to say my dad didn’t know. I tried explaining but in the end I asked his neighbour if he could write down the instructions for him in BIG writing - dad has cataracts and he is losing the ability to read too.
Dad was suspicious about what the medication was for in the first place so the doctor suggested telling him that the medication is to prevent a water infection. Which is particularly right.
Dad has really deteriorated since Christmas, he has deteriorated a lot before Christmas too but things just seem to be getting worse. He is telling me every day now about the people in his house and even though I act concerned, I’m trying to just engage with it as little as possible and then change that subject. I just don’t know what to do for the best.