I managed to keep my mum out of hospital on so many occasions by looking after her in the past but today she had a fall and needs surgery. I was in casualty with her and then she had to go to a ward. She will be fearful and has barely been out of the house in the last two and a half years. The casualty nurse said the Dr would want to discuss things and get me to sign consent forms. However when I got there a rather curt and stroppy nurse said things were different now, and because she has Alzheimers they don't want consent because everything they tell me is just as a "courtesy". She has moderate Alzheimers and has not lost capacity to understand. In honesty she can be more in the zone than me periodically. All I can think of is they won't bother with her now - they will do what they please and Mum and I will be unable to have any input. I won't even know how she really feels as obviously I can't visit the ward. All in all I feel today is the last day I'll see mum. I shielded her from Covid and now we are just in the lions den regardless. I never interfered with the medics when I lost my Husband. I come from an age where you just didn't do that. I regret that dearly and now my mum is at their mercy. I'm sorry to have gone on a bit but I've just got back from the hospital and I'm dis stressed about this. The Ward nurse wouldn't even let me say goodbye as I was leaving