Hello
Just feeling a bit lost tonight
Dad has Alzheimers, recently diagnosed. Mum is 74 tomorrow, she has been so brave and coping, the last couple of days I think it has hit her, tonight she told me she wished she was dead and her life is over. She is worn out with looking after him as she has been unwell herself, had surgery for breast cancer last year.
Social services have failed to show up for two assesment appointments (ok today I can understand because of the snow, but they didnt even phone to let Mum know) Anyway, I called them and spoke to team leader who outlined some of the possibilites of respite care etc etc and gave me number for a carers support group. I phoned Mum back to give her all the info, but she didnt seem impressed. I dont know what to do to help, I can understand her feeling very negative at this point in time, but I said to her, we have to accept what help we can.
It is breaking my heart, and I know that things will get worse. I am trying to be positve, really I am!
Thats it really, reading this board I see alot of support and people sharing experiences and I am hoping it might help me a bit.
Thanks to everyone who helped me find the place I had to go to post a new thred
Janey
x
Just feeling a bit lost tonight
Dad has Alzheimers, recently diagnosed. Mum is 74 tomorrow, she has been so brave and coping, the last couple of days I think it has hit her, tonight she told me she wished she was dead and her life is over. She is worn out with looking after him as she has been unwell herself, had surgery for breast cancer last year.
Social services have failed to show up for two assesment appointments (ok today I can understand because of the snow, but they didnt even phone to let Mum know) Anyway, I called them and spoke to team leader who outlined some of the possibilites of respite care etc etc and gave me number for a carers support group. I phoned Mum back to give her all the info, but she didnt seem impressed. I dont know what to do to help, I can understand her feeling very negative at this point in time, but I said to her, we have to accept what help we can.
It is breaking my heart, and I know that things will get worse. I am trying to be positve, really I am!
Thats it really, reading this board I see alot of support and people sharing experiences and I am hoping it might help me a bit.
Thanks to everyone who helped me find the place I had to go to post a new thred
Janey
x