Hello all,
I've been struggling the last few months and asked hubby's Doc for referral to Memory clinic again, it's over 12 months since we last had anything to do with them and obviously hubby has become worse.
Well the CPN has just left, a lovely lady , we've had a long chat and she is going to put several things into place for us. (She actually said I was coping really well and gave me a hug and a pat on the back!!!!)
She is referring me to the psychologist, yup me not hubby.
This is to learn coping mechanisms when hubby has his 'bad days' as I find them hard to deal with.
She is going to ask the dreaded SS for Direct Payments for me, never been offered them by SS before.
Someone from the memory clinic is going to come and take hubby out once a week for a couple of hours, so with his fishing (I pay privately for) that will be 4 hours a week break.
She completely understands why I do not want hubby to go into respite, he is only 62 and would hate it, he hates going into his Mum's care home and more to the point I worry about wether he would get worse with the upheaval, doesn't seem worth it YET.
So all in all an excellent result.
Nearly started crying when the CPN left, it was such a relief to talk to someone about everything.
Thank you all for being there.
xx take care xx
I've been struggling the last few months and asked hubby's Doc for referral to Memory clinic again, it's over 12 months since we last had anything to do with them and obviously hubby has become worse.
Well the CPN has just left, a lovely lady , we've had a long chat and she is going to put several things into place for us. (She actually said I was coping really well and gave me a hug and a pat on the back!!!!)
She is referring me to the psychologist, yup me not hubby.
This is to learn coping mechanisms when hubby has his 'bad days' as I find them hard to deal with.
She is going to ask the dreaded SS for Direct Payments for me, never been offered them by SS before.
Someone from the memory clinic is going to come and take hubby out once a week for a couple of hours, so with his fishing (I pay privately for) that will be 4 hours a week break.
She completely understands why I do not want hubby to go into respite, he is only 62 and would hate it, he hates going into his Mum's care home and more to the point I worry about wether he would get worse with the upheaval, doesn't seem worth it YET.
So all in all an excellent result.
Nearly started crying when the CPN left, it was such a relief to talk to someone about everything.
Thank you all for being there.
xx take care xx