Thought I'd share something a little more light hearted given the nature of this disease and what we experience!
Dad has had much confusion over using a phone! The landline is now basically obsolete and there purely for the community alarm.
His mobile phone is the source of much irritation as sometimes he can't use it, remember what it's for or even that it exists and then other days he is ringing me from it continually saying 'did you just call me? ' and then 10mins later doing exactly the same thing again!
Yesterday I rang him to check all was ok after the fall and he answered saying 'finally you've picked up the phone I've been trying all day'
No dad I responded - I've just called you (although I let this issue ride as it adds to the confusion) and I've not had any missed calls!
He was adamant he'd been ringing me and as I'm the only number in his phone (after he kept randomly ringing my friend - the emergency contact in my absence) I couldn't think what was happening. Then he added that he was being told he wasn't allowed to speak to me by a woman's voice - my heart sank thinking he was now having auditory hallucinatiions during the day now.
Heavy hearted I drove to see him and found him very agitated - I tried calming him down but all the while he was upset about the voice.
I quickly checked his phone to prove it was all ok and tried ringing my phone to prove it worked only to be greeted by the message 'your call cannot be connected at this time as you have 0 mins airtime'
Relief swept over me he was indeed correct - ' see I was right I'm not mad ' he too looked relieved!
I quickly topped up his credit , spent another 40 mins repeatedly showing him how to use it (he literally forgets straight away !)
It was only driving home that I realised I'd topped it up only a week or so ago with £50! In my relief at the situation I forgot this and am now left wondering what on earth or who he has been ringing to drain all that money???!!!
But at least for one day it hadn't proved to be another decline !
Xx
Dad has had much confusion over using a phone! The landline is now basically obsolete and there purely for the community alarm.
His mobile phone is the source of much irritation as sometimes he can't use it, remember what it's for or even that it exists and then other days he is ringing me from it continually saying 'did you just call me? ' and then 10mins later doing exactly the same thing again!
Yesterday I rang him to check all was ok after the fall and he answered saying 'finally you've picked up the phone I've been trying all day'
No dad I responded - I've just called you (although I let this issue ride as it adds to the confusion) and I've not had any missed calls!
He was adamant he'd been ringing me and as I'm the only number in his phone (after he kept randomly ringing my friend - the emergency contact in my absence) I couldn't think what was happening. Then he added that he was being told he wasn't allowed to speak to me by a woman's voice - my heart sank thinking he was now having auditory hallucinatiions during the day now.
Heavy hearted I drove to see him and found him very agitated - I tried calming him down but all the while he was upset about the voice.
I quickly checked his phone to prove it was all ok and tried ringing my phone to prove it worked only to be greeted by the message 'your call cannot be connected at this time as you have 0 mins airtime'
Relief swept over me he was indeed correct - ' see I was right I'm not mad ' he too looked relieved!
I quickly topped up his credit , spent another 40 mins repeatedly showing him how to use it (he literally forgets straight away !)
It was only driving home that I realised I'd topped it up only a week or so ago with £50! In my relief at the situation I forgot this and am now left wondering what on earth or who he has been ringing to drain all that money???!!!
But at least for one day it hadn't proved to be another decline !
Xx
amazing the most bizarre goings on and somewhat hard to believe things are indeed true....lol, some time ago my mum did keep on that every Sunday morning the people downstairs were having a sword fight in the garden