Hi all
Back again ! Dad's seems to be going through a stage of high anxiety, its lasted a couple of weeks so far and mum is due for a visit from the CPN today to discuss the matter. Each time we visit dad in the care home he tells us he is frightened, and (in his own way as he doesn't have much speech capability) that it's no good him been there (care home). He sits there with his head in his hands saying over and over again that he's frightened, we continually reassure him and he gets at least 2 visitors a day family or friends, but it is very distressing to see dad like this. At the end of the visit dad will either try to leave with us or just sits there and lets us walk out! There is talk of putting dad on a mild sedative to numb the anguish, is this a phase? is it dad fighting for just that little bit longer? is a sedative the right thing to do? All this illness does is raise question after question and with no concrete answers - it's horrible !!!!
Rach
Back again ! Dad's seems to be going through a stage of high anxiety, its lasted a couple of weeks so far and mum is due for a visit from the CPN today to discuss the matter. Each time we visit dad in the care home he tells us he is frightened, and (in his own way as he doesn't have much speech capability) that it's no good him been there (care home). He sits there with his head in his hands saying over and over again that he's frightened, we continually reassure him and he gets at least 2 visitors a day family or friends, but it is very distressing to see dad like this. At the end of the visit dad will either try to leave with us or just sits there and lets us walk out! There is talk of putting dad on a mild sedative to numb the anguish, is this a phase? is it dad fighting for just that little bit longer? is a sedative the right thing to do? All this illness does is raise question after question and with no concrete answers - it's horrible !!!!
Rach