Today is a lovely sunny day in Glasgow. In the afternoon I heard cries for help and rushed to the door. We have a grassy bank beyond our fence and an elderly lady with white hair and very smartly dressed was lying there kicking and yelling. I have read enough on this forum to recognise what I was looking at - two carers from the local mental hospital were holding her down and a third was phoning for an ambulance. When it came a further two medics had to help until finally they got her calm enough to enter the ambulance.
Somebody's mother needing 5 people to deal with her just to have a walk on a sunny afternoon.
I then reflected on the costs of this disease in money, personnel and family distress. We need a big push on how we handle the practicalities and research on this.
Somebody's mother needing 5 people to deal with her just to have a walk on a sunny afternoon.
I then reflected on the costs of this disease in money, personnel and family distress. We need a big push on how we handle the practicalities and research on this.
