Hi all
Dad has been in the new home for just over 2 weeks now, after feeling so anxious as to if he would settle, and so far i have to say after every visit i am happy as he seems happy. He seems to be brighter and i can communicate much better with him, he is laughing and joking more as in some way he used to. Today i asked if he had seen the occupational therapist, he saw her yesterday apparently she was pleased with him and he had done a drawing on his own with lost of colours and in general a bright picture. I don't want to sound too optimistic to soon but maybe he will settle and reach a stage that everyone is comfortable with especially him. I know that this feeling i have at the moment may not last and he will have his bad days but for such a long time now i have felt so helpless and sad because he seemed so sad. i just want to hold onto it as long as possible. Silly as it may sound i keep thinking that i will get him back even though i know never to how he used to be but anything is better than nothing for the moment. I said to him today how well he looked and his eyes seemed to have the blue colour back in them, he responded with a big smile as if to say he knows. This home is NHS run and is nice but they are still understaffed and need so much support with funding and it angers me to think that the government will not put more money into such a good cause as this illness. There is a lot more to be put into these homes to help patients but the money is just not there. It makes me want to scream!
Thanks for listening,
Elise
Dad has been in the new home for just over 2 weeks now, after feeling so anxious as to if he would settle, and so far i have to say after every visit i am happy as he seems happy. He seems to be brighter and i can communicate much better with him, he is laughing and joking more as in some way he used to. Today i asked if he had seen the occupational therapist, he saw her yesterday apparently she was pleased with him and he had done a drawing on his own with lost of colours and in general a bright picture. I don't want to sound too optimistic to soon but maybe he will settle and reach a stage that everyone is comfortable with especially him. I know that this feeling i have at the moment may not last and he will have his bad days but for such a long time now i have felt so helpless and sad because he seemed so sad. i just want to hold onto it as long as possible. Silly as it may sound i keep thinking that i will get him back even though i know never to how he used to be but anything is better than nothing for the moment. I said to him today how well he looked and his eyes seemed to have the blue colour back in them, he responded with a big smile as if to say he knows. This home is NHS run and is nice but they are still understaffed and need so much support with funding and it angers me to think that the government will not put more money into such a good cause as this illness. There is a lot more to be put into these homes to help patients but the money is just not there. It makes me want to scream!
Thanks for listening,
Elise