Hi everyone.
I need to talk, but it may all sound jumbled because I can't fully put how I feel in writing...
As some of you know mum what diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimers about a year ago. Dad passed away in August last year. Mum saw the memory clinic in November last year. I took her to the doctors about two weeks ago, she is still on mild dose of antideppresents, and doctor said that the memory clinic were pleased with mum in November and would only come and see her once a year. OH....
Well, mum is doing ok, but her memory is becoming worse. She constantly asks what day, time, what she is doing, oh it goes on.
We took her away at the weekend, just for a couple of days. She loved it, but boy was it hard work. She thought we lived in the cottage we were staying at, didn't have a clue what day it was, kept asking what we were doing that day, over and over again.
One thing we did notice was that she seems to be really dependant on me. (she doesn't act like this with my sister). She seems to become worse with her memory when she is with me, and needs to be with me all the time. It is lovely, but I felt so smothered.
I hate the way I am feeling about this. I am angry because I shouldn't feel like this. I love her so much, but I am constantly on the phone to her, and I just feel like I have no freedom (but I know I do). She told me last night that she is going to stay with a friend in a months time for a week, I can't wait this means I will have some freedom for a week.
I am sorry, I don't expect any answers to my grummpyness, I just feel I need to tell someone how I am feeling.
Love
xxx
I need to talk, but it may all sound jumbled because I can't fully put how I feel in writing...
As some of you know mum what diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimers about a year ago. Dad passed away in August last year. Mum saw the memory clinic in November last year. I took her to the doctors about two weeks ago, she is still on mild dose of antideppresents, and doctor said that the memory clinic were pleased with mum in November and would only come and see her once a year. OH....
Well, mum is doing ok, but her memory is becoming worse. She constantly asks what day, time, what she is doing, oh it goes on.
We took her away at the weekend, just for a couple of days. She loved it, but boy was it hard work. She thought we lived in the cottage we were staying at, didn't have a clue what day it was, kept asking what we were doing that day, over and over again.
One thing we did notice was that she seems to be really dependant on me. (she doesn't act like this with my sister). She seems to become worse with her memory when she is with me, and needs to be with me all the time. It is lovely, but I felt so smothered.
I hate the way I am feeling about this. I am angry because I shouldn't feel like this. I love her so much, but I am constantly on the phone to her, and I just feel like I have no freedom (but I know I do). She told me last night that she is going to stay with a friend in a months time for a week, I can't wait this means I will have some freedom for a week.
I am sorry, I don't expect any answers to my grummpyness, I just feel I need to tell someone how I am feeling.
Love
xxx