So Mum has finally gone into a Residential Home it is a really good one and staff are lovely. Mum is crying all the time wanting to come home won’t leave her room. She is so upset that I could “trick” her into this she is fully aware she can’t come home although no one has said that to her but she is not easily fooled
The Managed is going to app,y for a DOLS order ,
I am feeling in bits, did I start the process too early? Her dementia presents in severe anxiety and panic she can do nothing for herself although she is not easily fooled by “love lies”
but it had got to the stage where I couldn’t leave the room even to wash my hair and had to sleep with her!
GP won’t prescribe any medication as mum takes Oxazipam to help her sleep
i just can’t stop crying but I had to go home to my husband who has been very Ill and was being looked after by his brother and sister in law. I am all my Mother has now and we made the decision that I should stay with her which I have for a year now (my brother who doesn’t live locally) came on day Mum went in but nothing since.
mum has been in for a week
Have I done right thing? Mum did make the decision to go and was very brave on the day. But now she says she was doing it temporarily for me and though we would both go ! She misses her home (which we will have to sell) and I understand that
Sorry for rant but feel so awful. X
The Managed is going to app,y for a DOLS order ,
I am feeling in bits, did I start the process too early? Her dementia presents in severe anxiety and panic she can do nothing for herself although she is not easily fooled by “love lies”
but it had got to the stage where I couldn’t leave the room even to wash my hair and had to sleep with her!
GP won’t prescribe any medication as mum takes Oxazipam to help her sleep
i just can’t stop crying but I had to go home to my husband who has been very Ill and was being looked after by his brother and sister in law. I am all my Mother has now and we made the decision that I should stay with her which I have for a year now (my brother who doesn’t live locally) came on day Mum went in but nothing since.
mum has been in for a week
Have I done right thing? Mum did make the decision to go and was very brave on the day. But now she says she was doing it temporarily for me and though we would both go ! She misses her home (which we will have to sell) and I understand that
Sorry for rant but feel so awful. X