'WHAT AM I DOING IN THIS BLOODY AWFUL PLACE WITH ALL THESE BLOODY AWFUL PEOPLE?'
That really made me smile
We're 10 days in now and although Mum isn't really settled at all, Dad and I are beginning to calm down a little bit. I was chatting to another visitor in the CH kitchen and when she heard our situation she laughed and said, 'Don't you worry. This place is just full of people who are only staying for four or five days.'
Yesterday one of the psychogeriatric team came to visit & assess Mum. Ironically, her MMSE score has gone up from around 20 to 26. Turns out the Donezepil has really helped her memory, energy levels and cognitive functioning. It seems very cruel that it also turned her into somebody who could pick a fight in an empty room.
Anyway. The Dr wants to wait a few weeks to see if her temper settles down a bit as she adjusts to her new surroundings (*eye roll*) and then he'll review the medication with a view to cutting the dose or even stopping it altogether.
Dad is slowly improving and knows he can't put off going to visit her for much longer. He's dreading it, bless him, although he misses her terribly. Maybe we'll get something organised for next week. There's no way I'm allowing him to go on his own.