Haven't posted since early Jamuary and still not sure what we are dealing with. Mum continues to have appalling short term memory/depression/anxiety/panic attacks/minimal eating, threatens suicide dailyetc and every day starts with several hours if 'I'm dying, so poorly, no-one knows/cares/listens/does anything for me'. Started becoming very aggressive again, verbally and more physical in recent weeks - had to restrain her from throwing a heavy cut glass basket at me the other day. After nearly 4 months DVLA revoked driving licence based on medical evidence last week. Mum hates me again for writing to them (whole family supported it, not just me), she has no memory of memory tests or brain scan (which they have told her is clear!?), no memory of car accident locally (not major) where police came to house in evening, concerned she had driven off and car owner who she bumped was worried about her state of mind, she has no insight at all about any impact on Dad of 3 years plus severe issues, no recollection of DVT he has just been treated for etc and so it rolls on. She understood enough to demand to see GP who is writing to DVLA to ask them to explain their decision as he thinks she is okay to drive locally!!! She drives often in rage, cannot concentrate on anything, has no insight or judgement, no short term memory (except about driving?) and has now started a bizarre "erase, rewind, reset" process where she suddenly forgets everything you have just talked about and the whole frustrating, angry loop starts again. She storms out in all weathers, times of day and can be hours away ... So far we have found her or she has eventually returned. Her bloody GP (see earlier posts for problems with him) has persuaded her not to swap GPs after we finally got agreement from Mum and Dad that she should .....because 'he knows her better than anyone!' Now Dad is saying his life is even harder because of driving issue and we should have left well alone. I can handle the blaming, I know it was right (as do rest if family, her friends and own sister all back what has happened) and having been so insulted and cursed at by her I have a skin thicker than rhino hide .... But I am so scared and sad at where this is going. My work, home life are suffering. We are wondering if loads of the drama is just that ....melodramatics. Mum always been fairly dramatic, volatile ....... Surely she can't just be 'playing us'.
Sorry this is just a rant. Needed somewhere safe to get it off my chest.
Sorry this is just a rant. Needed somewhere safe to get it off my chest.