Hello all,
Well I posted yesterday for incontinence advice for my mum for when dad comes out of the home on Monday (or so I thought until today!). I went down to see him this afternoon. He went in yesterday. When signing the visitor book I noticed the doctor had been in to see him and my heart just fell. The staff said that they had called the doctor as they were concerned and he has been put on another course of antibiotics. He only just finished the 2nd course yesterday. He is not recovering well from the infection (pneumonia). I am so worried about him at the moment, he is so weak and thin and seems depressed. Anyway I went to mum's after as I was sure she would be keen to know how he was after I saw him. Before I could say anything she said I assume you have heard that it is permanent. I didnt know what she meant. I was going to talk about the doctor's visit. She said that the social worker had rung to say they had spoken to the home and that dad could have a permanent place now. Which means he wont be coming home now at all. I explained about the doctor and she didnt know about it. I am so surprised the home hadnt called her. I could see it was a shock, what with hearing about the permanency today as well. It has been a bad day really. I am trying to look on the bright side, but sometimes it isnt easy. He just doesnt seem to be recovering from the pneumonia infection at all. I said to mum that it may be best if we hold back to tell dad about the permanency just yet and say that he is staying in there for a while longer than usual to recover from the infection. I just know that if we tell him that he wont be coming home it will probably hit him quite hard at the moment and the main thing at present is that he gets over this bad infection. Mum already tried explaining a week or so ago about the permanent home and he said 'he didnt care' at the time, although I know he was very weak and probably didnt care and still is weak. Just needed to get that all of my chest.
Snooky x
Well I posted yesterday for incontinence advice for my mum for when dad comes out of the home on Monday (or so I thought until today!). I went down to see him this afternoon. He went in yesterday. When signing the visitor book I noticed the doctor had been in to see him and my heart just fell. The staff said that they had called the doctor as they were concerned and he has been put on another course of antibiotics. He only just finished the 2nd course yesterday. He is not recovering well from the infection (pneumonia). I am so worried about him at the moment, he is so weak and thin and seems depressed. Anyway I went to mum's after as I was sure she would be keen to know how he was after I saw him. Before I could say anything she said I assume you have heard that it is permanent. I didnt know what she meant. I was going to talk about the doctor's visit. She said that the social worker had rung to say they had spoken to the home and that dad could have a permanent place now. Which means he wont be coming home now at all. I explained about the doctor and she didnt know about it. I am so surprised the home hadnt called her. I could see it was a shock, what with hearing about the permanency today as well. It has been a bad day really. I am trying to look on the bright side, but sometimes it isnt easy. He just doesnt seem to be recovering from the pneumonia infection at all. I said to mum that it may be best if we hold back to tell dad about the permanency just yet and say that he is staying in there for a while longer than usual to recover from the infection. I just know that if we tell him that he wont be coming home it will probably hit him quite hard at the moment and the main thing at present is that he gets over this bad infection. Mum already tried explaining a week or so ago about the permanent home and he said 'he didnt care' at the time, although I know he was very weak and probably didnt care and still is weak. Just needed to get that all of my chest.
Snooky x