I have spent most of today trying to access new respite care for Lionel. This was prompted by a phone call yesterday from another carer in ESSEX who had contacted 42 homes - to no avail, (for his wife 65, with Alzheimers
I challanged a member of the social workers team about this today, who told be basically that if I cannot access respite (we are self funding) that my only answer would be to put Lionel in full time care........................You can imagine how I feel.
He is not ready for a home, and I am not prepared to let him go yet. So the fight goes on.
We are off to Spain on Saturday for 2 weeks. We are going with Lionels old school friends (it is super, they have been together for 50 years now), SO i WILL HAVE SUPPORT. bUT i WILL HAVE TO WORK TWICE AS HARD SO THAT HE PRESENTS HIS BEST SIDE TO HIS FRIENDS.
It is not easy, but I feel that it will be the last holiday he has like this (I did say that last year) so I will make every effort to present him in a good light. He deserves nothing less.
Just hope I can organise some respite upon our return, as I know I cannot go on like this (Nights are the worst)
Will speak to you all again in twoo weeks, take heart, take care, and cut yourselves some slack. YOU DESERVE IT. Love Connie
I challanged a member of the social workers team about this today, who told be basically that if I cannot access respite (we are self funding) that my only answer would be to put Lionel in full time care........................You can imagine how I feel.
He is not ready for a home, and I am not prepared to let him go yet. So the fight goes on.
We are off to Spain on Saturday for 2 weeks. We are going with Lionels old school friends (it is super, they have been together for 50 years now), SO i WILL HAVE SUPPORT. bUT i WILL HAVE TO WORK TWICE AS HARD SO THAT HE PRESENTS HIS BEST SIDE TO HIS FRIENDS.
It is not easy, but I feel that it will be the last holiday he has like this (I did say that last year) so I will make every effort to present him in a good light. He deserves nothing less.
Just hope I can organise some respite upon our return, as I know I cannot go on like this (Nights are the worst)
Will speak to you all again in twoo weeks, take heart, take care, and cut yourselves some slack. YOU DESERVE IT. Love Connie