Morning all this is my first time using the forum - you all sounds like such a nice friendly bunch and there is so much wonderful information on the website I am just working my way through it all.
My father has been recently diagnosed and my mother is really struggling to cope with him. He also suffers from many other medical conditions which does not help. He seems to fall over every couple of days, refuses to eat, wash, drink, has bad nightmares which keep mum awake at night and is generally rude and nasty to her. My biggest problem is that my parents live in Essex and I live in Worcestershire - what I would like to know is there anybody else in my situation and how do they cope with the distance issue and the guilt of living so far away.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this
Nicky
My father has been recently diagnosed and my mother is really struggling to cope with him. He also suffers from many other medical conditions which does not help. He seems to fall over every couple of days, refuses to eat, wash, drink, has bad nightmares which keep mum awake at night and is generally rude and nasty to her. My biggest problem is that my parents live in Essex and I live in Worcestershire - what I would like to know is there anybody else in my situation and how do they cope with the distance issue and the guilt of living so far away.
Thank you all for taking the time to read this
Nicky