Hi everyone I wonder if I can get some advice as I am struggling to deal with my mum. She was diagnosed about 6 weeks ago with mixed dementia and took this badly.
She spent a month being quite aggressive and angry. Two weeks ago she became very low, always crying. She tried to end her life, thankfully unsuccessfully.
Later that day it transpired she had a UTI and we got antibiotics from Dr. Last couple of days she has started improving physically and we are now back to the aggressive stage.
I've always been the peacemaker & could calm her down but today she is throwing things at me, physically & mentally and threatening to walk out the house.
I'm sitting on stairs giving her some space but I don't know if that is the answer. What should I say to her when she is telling me we are taking over her life and her decisions? She is saying she won't take her pills but some will have serious side effects if stopped. I feel so helpless ?
She spent a month being quite aggressive and angry. Two weeks ago she became very low, always crying. She tried to end her life, thankfully unsuccessfully.
Later that day it transpired she had a UTI and we got antibiotics from Dr. Last couple of days she has started improving physically and we are now back to the aggressive stage.
I've always been the peacemaker & could calm her down but today she is throwing things at me, physically & mentally and threatening to walk out the house.
I'm sitting on stairs giving her some space but I don't know if that is the answer. What should I say to her when she is telling me we are taking over her life and her decisions? She is saying she won't take her pills but some will have serious side effects if stopped. I feel so helpless ?