Hi, I've been on here a lot over the years and it has 'saved' me at some very despairing times.
My mum is still in her care home but since going into hospital with an infection in November has not recovered too well - she now has limited vocabulary, mobility and won't open her mouth to eat much (apart from occasionally).
This recent experience has triggered me back to the time in November 2014 when she was sectioned into hospital. At that point I had been caring for her at home for years (alone) and she was managing, although I could see her memory was terribly bad. What I really wanted was for her to have care and support provided for her but the worst case scenario occurred when she was sectioned. However once she was, her capacity became so much worse almost overnight, which is why she went straight from the hospital into the care home in December 2014. She never went home again and that has caused me so much sadness.
What I'm wondering is if anyone knows that once someone is removed from their familiar surroundings, as well as causing extreme anxiety and agitation, can this speed up progression of the disease? Do you think the fact that Mum went into hospital under section originally properly showed the extent of her disease? I just keep thinking that had she never been sectioned, I know her disease would have progressed but maybe it would have been more humane and in her own home. On the flip side, I probably would have become more mentally ill with it all and worse she could have been so vulnerable.
Now with her having been in hospital recently and her condition worsening I am just tyring to make some links between more trauma and progression.
Any thoughts would be appreciated, I think it's all part of the grieving process with me and I had a particularly sad day and a wobble when I visited Mum yday. I just don't want to see her keep declining but I have to accept it.
Many thanks, Sarah
My mum is still in her care home but since going into hospital with an infection in November has not recovered too well - she now has limited vocabulary, mobility and won't open her mouth to eat much (apart from occasionally).
This recent experience has triggered me back to the time in November 2014 when she was sectioned into hospital. At that point I had been caring for her at home for years (alone) and she was managing, although I could see her memory was terribly bad. What I really wanted was for her to have care and support provided for her but the worst case scenario occurred when she was sectioned. However once she was, her capacity became so much worse almost overnight, which is why she went straight from the hospital into the care home in December 2014. She never went home again and that has caused me so much sadness.
What I'm wondering is if anyone knows that once someone is removed from their familiar surroundings, as well as causing extreme anxiety and agitation, can this speed up progression of the disease? Do you think the fact that Mum went into hospital under section originally properly showed the extent of her disease? I just keep thinking that had she never been sectioned, I know her disease would have progressed but maybe it would have been more humane and in her own home. On the flip side, I probably would have become more mentally ill with it all and worse she could have been so vulnerable.
Now with her having been in hospital recently and her condition worsening I am just tyring to make some links between more trauma and progression.
Any thoughts would be appreciated, I think it's all part of the grieving process with me and I had a particularly sad day and a wobble when I visited Mum yday. I just don't want to see her keep declining but I have to accept it.
Many thanks, Sarah
