Hi everyone,
Just joined the forum. Mum has been diadnosed with dementure about a year a go. recently thigs have been getting worse. I am the sole carer and 2 months ago it all got too much for me and my GP gave me two weeks off work with stress and I ran away for a week. When I got back feeling real guilty. I contacted social services. I now have carers coming in twice a day to check on mum and the Society have been great and now someone from the local office is calling in twice a week to befiend mum.
Two weeks ago I had a evening out, the first in a year. I was so worried about not getting back too late that I forgot to watch my spped and got flashed by a speed camera. I get home from work today to find that I'm being reported for doing 44 in a 30 MPH area. This has just finished off a **** day as this morning mum took a taxi to the bank and tried to cancel her debit card. Luckily I called her and she told me what she had done. I was able to spend two hours on the phone calling all the branches she might have been to and find out what had happened. It appears that the bank didn't beleive her and havent actioned her request. I might add that I have power of attorney and I keep her card as she has used it to buy things from the satalitte shopping channels.
This is the first time she has done something like this and it has scared me silly.
Then I read through the postings her and find that there are people who have it worse than me, so now I feel like a whinging idiot.
I'm talking to our GP on Wednesday I'm hoping that he will beleive me and maybe give mum something for the anxiety and depression she is feeling. I don't want to 'dope' her up but I'm not sure if I can take anymore tears before work, tears on the phone at work and then tears when I get home. And don't even talk to me about the repeating questions.
Sorry I have gone on I just need to unload.
Mish
Just joined the forum. Mum has been diadnosed with dementure about a year a go. recently thigs have been getting worse. I am the sole carer and 2 months ago it all got too much for me and my GP gave me two weeks off work with stress and I ran away for a week. When I got back feeling real guilty. I contacted social services. I now have carers coming in twice a day to check on mum and the Society have been great and now someone from the local office is calling in twice a week to befiend mum.
Two weeks ago I had a evening out, the first in a year. I was so worried about not getting back too late that I forgot to watch my spped and got flashed by a speed camera. I get home from work today to find that I'm being reported for doing 44 in a 30 MPH area. This has just finished off a **** day as this morning mum took a taxi to the bank and tried to cancel her debit card. Luckily I called her and she told me what she had done. I was able to spend two hours on the phone calling all the branches she might have been to and find out what had happened. It appears that the bank didn't beleive her and havent actioned her request. I might add that I have power of attorney and I keep her card as she has used it to buy things from the satalitte shopping channels.
This is the first time she has done something like this and it has scared me silly.
Then I read through the postings her and find that there are people who have it worse than me, so now I feel like a whinging idiot.
I'm talking to our GP on Wednesday I'm hoping that he will beleive me and maybe give mum something for the anxiety and depression she is feeling. I don't want to 'dope' her up but I'm not sure if I can take anymore tears before work, tears on the phone at work and then tears when I get home. And don't even talk to me about the repeating questions.
Sorry I have gone on I just need to unload.
Mish