Dear All.
Sorry I haven't posted on here for a while but things have been a little bit hectic. I had a hysterectomy in October and I'm just starting to get back to normal. Feel a lot better than I did last year anyway.
Thats the positive side of things. My Dad finally got a diagnosis in October, (he had his CT scan in June!). He has vascular dementia and we've been told that they can only really give him aspirin to help to prevent strokes. My Mum has had a couple of really bad weeks with him. The Wednesday before Christmas he was frantic to leave the house, going home as usual. I'm the only person that my Mum can call and I was at a carol service. It resulted in my Dad phoning the police and saying that he was being kept against his will and then he put the phone down. They phoned back and were very understanding and said they can only help if he gets out and needs to be found. All their details are on the police computer now just in case. They told my Mum to phone the emergency doctor which she did,the doctor wouldn't come out but said she ought to have some medication for Dad especially over the holiday period. He faxed their GP who got in touch the next day and prescribed a higher dose of the anti depressant that my already Dad takes. This Sunday I got an SOS from Mum, well I've never seen my Dad so angry. He managed to break the back door handle off completely, he was so determined to get out. He said he was going to punch my husbands ******* head in. First time I've ever heard him use the 'f' word. Mum let him out the door and I followed, he got to the road and said he hadn't got any money so back indoors we went. He turned on me and kicked me twice. Not sure how me and Mum kept so calm but eventually it worked (2 hours later) and ended with everyone in tears. Hugs all round. It really shocked my husband and he was scared that I was going to get hurt. Same old questions afterwards, who can help in a crisis etc. and there just isn't any answers.
Not sure what 2005 will bring.
Love to all
Sue
Sorry I haven't posted on here for a while but things have been a little bit hectic. I had a hysterectomy in October and I'm just starting to get back to normal. Feel a lot better than I did last year anyway.
Thats the positive side of things. My Dad finally got a diagnosis in October, (he had his CT scan in June!). He has vascular dementia and we've been told that they can only really give him aspirin to help to prevent strokes. My Mum has had a couple of really bad weeks with him. The Wednesday before Christmas he was frantic to leave the house, going home as usual. I'm the only person that my Mum can call and I was at a carol service. It resulted in my Dad phoning the police and saying that he was being kept against his will and then he put the phone down. They phoned back and were very understanding and said they can only help if he gets out and needs to be found. All their details are on the police computer now just in case. They told my Mum to phone the emergency doctor which she did,the doctor wouldn't come out but said she ought to have some medication for Dad especially over the holiday period. He faxed their GP who got in touch the next day and prescribed a higher dose of the anti depressant that my already Dad takes. This Sunday I got an SOS from Mum, well I've never seen my Dad so angry. He managed to break the back door handle off completely, he was so determined to get out. He said he was going to punch my husbands ******* head in. First time I've ever heard him use the 'f' word. Mum let him out the door and I followed, he got to the road and said he hadn't got any money so back indoors we went. He turned on me and kicked me twice. Not sure how me and Mum kept so calm but eventually it worked (2 hours later) and ended with everyone in tears. Hugs all round. It really shocked my husband and he was scared that I was going to get hurt. Same old questions afterwards, who can help in a crisis etc. and there just isn't any answers.
Not sure what 2005 will bring.
Love to all
Sue