My sister took my mum away for four days to give me a break. While she was away she sent me texts saying mum was great. I could just hear her saying that I'm over reacting to mum's condition!
She brought mum back today. She didn't shower her while she was away. She left me instructions of how to look after mum (tips on her diet and the importance of walking her a few times a day) and she went back home. I'll probably not see her now until Christmas.
The annoying thing is mum's memory seems great today. She noticed straight away that I had cleared out some of the stuff (junk) from her living room and she was able to tell me what she had to eat when they went out for a meal.
Have I been doing things wrong all this time? Should I take mum out for a walk every day (I don't do this when she tells me her hip is too sore). I feel that what I've been doing up to now, the general boring day to day stuff is not enough. Mum obviously needs more. I feel like such a failure.
Amy
She brought mum back today. She didn't shower her while she was away. She left me instructions of how to look after mum (tips on her diet and the importance of walking her a few times a day) and she went back home. I'll probably not see her now until Christmas.
The annoying thing is mum's memory seems great today. She noticed straight away that I had cleared out some of the stuff (junk) from her living room and she was able to tell me what she had to eat when they went out for a meal.
Have I been doing things wrong all this time? Should I take mum out for a walk every day (I don't do this when she tells me her hip is too sore). I feel that what I've been doing up to now, the general boring day to day stuff is not enough. Mum obviously needs more. I feel like such a failure.
Amy