My mother has lived with me since October, her choice, although now its everyone elses fault. Our life before isolation wasn’t any better than this. We could do so much more to occupy the hours in this stay at home time but she wants to do nothing. I’ve tried countless things but to no avail and if she’s not doing anything then no-one is. I try to get her to interact videocalls etc but its short lived! We sit and she asks constant questions about how to get out. The most she discusses is i want to go home and she wants to die. She is rude, bitter, twisted and miserable and its draining everyone else in household. She doesn’t sleep much, she doesn’t want to be left on her own but doesn’t want to interact. My sons stay in their room constantly now as she hides when they pass her rather than communicate. I try to keep calm but inside i’m angry. The community nurse had planned to start visits before the lockdown and she has been helpful over the phone but my mum won’t speak to her because ‘she doesn’t need her’. I don’t know what to do, i know i’m just trying to keep my own head straight. Mum has started to lose her way around the house and mixes up words etc, sleep is short bursts and sporadic, always cold, complains of headaches. This is a nightmare. I’m generally positive but i’ve changed beyond recognition and worry i’ll never laugh again. Sorry just needed to say it all out loud. ?
