Thankyou to everyone who responded to my 'Befriender' thread!
This week there have been some trying moments such as dad putting the electric kettle on the gas stove, the panic button arriving on Tuesday disappearing on Wednesday and turning up today in the biscuit tin (also it was pressed by dad before it disappeared!) and today talking to dad who had his hearing aids in but not the batteries but there have also been some lighter moments. On Sunday dad was going to help me put the washing out so I asked him to put the extra line out whilst I went to put the dark washing in the machine. When I went to help dad put the rest of the washing out I found that instead of putting the other line out he put the garden furniture out as if the sparkling winter's day was a hot summer's day. Then yesterday evening I was coming downstairs to say goodbye to dad and the carer before going to orchestra and the carer, who was one of the unfortunate male carers (dad prefers ladies) was trying to give him his bedtime medicine. There were only two pills namely donepezil and statins and the carer was having such trouble trying to give dad his medicine so he was asking him to take at least one and I heard dad say 'okay I'll take one whilst you take the other' followed by 'you first'! I managed to get dad to take his medicine but heaven knows what this medicine would have done to a healthy person. I couldn't help but smile and admire the carer's patience!
MaNaAk
This week there have been some trying moments such as dad putting the electric kettle on the gas stove, the panic button arriving on Tuesday disappearing on Wednesday and turning up today in the biscuit tin (also it was pressed by dad before it disappeared!) and today talking to dad who had his hearing aids in but not the batteries but there have also been some lighter moments. On Sunday dad was going to help me put the washing out so I asked him to put the extra line out whilst I went to put the dark washing in the machine. When I went to help dad put the rest of the washing out I found that instead of putting the other line out he put the garden furniture out as if the sparkling winter's day was a hot summer's day. Then yesterday evening I was coming downstairs to say goodbye to dad and the carer before going to orchestra and the carer, who was one of the unfortunate male carers (dad prefers ladies) was trying to give him his bedtime medicine. There were only two pills namely donepezil and statins and the carer was having such trouble trying to give dad his medicine so he was asking him to take at least one and I heard dad say 'okay I'll take one whilst you take the other' followed by 'you first'! I managed to get dad to take his medicine but heaven knows what this medicine would have done to a healthy person. I couldn't help but smile and admire the carer's patience!
MaNaAk