Hi Guys,
Not a happy bunny at the mo.
I've been a registered Carer for my Mum since the beginning of 04 when I was 25. My Dad retired to help look after her. Over the past few years she has obviously declined. About 4 weeks ago she had what I would describe as an epileptic fit {she isn't epileptic}. she was shaking and screaming and her legs were all over the place. It was like watching a video of a cow with BSE if you remember that from the early 90's. The mental health Nurse came round a couple of days later and said we should put the bed from the spare room into the dinning room and that's were she has been sleeping ever since. The Nurse gave us a cumode and and incontinence pads as well as some things to wash her with. over the past couple of weeks we have been struggling to put her on the downstairs toilet. Over the past couple of days she has had to go on the cumode because she can't get into the downstairs toilet any more.
The past two weekends we have had a carer come in and sit with her for a few hours so me and my dad can go out for a a couple of beers on a Saturaday afternoon.
here's a quick run down of my Mum's symptoms
diagnosed middle of 03 age 54
able to stand and walk unaided: no
able to speak coherently: no
able to wash dress and feed herself unaided: no
able to sit up unaided: no
visual hallucinations: yes {two years}
amount of respite: 6 hours over the past couple of weekends
What has really wound me up this week is one of My friends Dad's got diagnosed a couple of years ago. and over the past few months he has been hallucinating and last week he went on a walk about till 3ish in the morning. Up shot is he is now in hospital because he he is a danger to himself and could possibly be getting sectioned long term.
I'm not being funny but I dream about my mum being looked after 24/7 in a hospital indefinitely.
Rant over
Not a happy bunny at the mo.
I've been a registered Carer for my Mum since the beginning of 04 when I was 25. My Dad retired to help look after her. Over the past few years she has obviously declined. About 4 weeks ago she had what I would describe as an epileptic fit {she isn't epileptic}. she was shaking and screaming and her legs were all over the place. It was like watching a video of a cow with BSE if you remember that from the early 90's. The mental health Nurse came round a couple of days later and said we should put the bed from the spare room into the dinning room and that's were she has been sleeping ever since. The Nurse gave us a cumode and and incontinence pads as well as some things to wash her with. over the past couple of weeks we have been struggling to put her on the downstairs toilet. Over the past couple of days she has had to go on the cumode because she can't get into the downstairs toilet any more.
The past two weekends we have had a carer come in and sit with her for a few hours so me and my dad can go out for a a couple of beers on a Saturaday afternoon.
here's a quick run down of my Mum's symptoms
diagnosed middle of 03 age 54
able to stand and walk unaided: no
able to speak coherently: no
able to wash dress and feed herself unaided: no
able to sit up unaided: no
visual hallucinations: yes {two years}
amount of respite: 6 hours over the past couple of weekends
What has really wound me up this week is one of My friends Dad's got diagnosed a couple of years ago. and over the past few months he has been hallucinating and last week he went on a walk about till 3ish in the morning. Up shot is he is now in hospital because he he is a danger to himself and could possibly be getting sectioned long term.
I'm not being funny but I dream about my mum being looked after 24/7 in a hospital indefinitely.
Rant over