Hi
I'm new on here. I have been reading threads for a couple of months and decided I needed to join you.
Both my parents have dementia. I guess my mum is in the later stages. She is in a nursing home and has no sitting balance. She doesn't speak anymore and certainly shows no signs of recognising me. She was diagnosed about 6 years ago. My dad was Sectioned at Christmas after a very difficult couple of years of him denying anything was wrong. He is now on Section 117 in EMI home. The situation is constantly on my mind. It's my first waking thought. Their affairs are in a terrible mess and I haven't got POA so I am in the process of taking out CP for both of them. I don't know how I could have made their lives better. I really found it impossible to cope with my father and often I feel a failure and incredibly guilty. Other times I'm so angry that I've been left with such a mess and sometimes I'm just plain sad. I'd welcome your support here.
WelshJeannie
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I'm new on here. I have been reading threads for a couple of months and decided I needed to join you.
Both my parents have dementia. I guess my mum is in the later stages. She is in a nursing home and has no sitting balance. She doesn't speak anymore and certainly shows no signs of recognising me. She was diagnosed about 6 years ago. My dad was Sectioned at Christmas after a very difficult couple of years of him denying anything was wrong. He is now on Section 117 in EMI home. The situation is constantly on my mind. It's my first waking thought. Their affairs are in a terrible mess and I haven't got POA so I am in the process of taking out CP for both of them. I don't know how I could have made their lives better. I really found it impossible to cope with my father and often I feel a failure and incredibly guilty. Other times I'm so angry that I've been left with such a mess and sometimes I'm just plain sad. I'd welcome your support here.
WelshJeannie
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