I really dont know what to do for the best, things are getting worse,
I am visiting my Mother for the weekend and Friday she got up early
for a change, was eating well and almost seemed like her old self,
then yesterday she didn’t want to get up, didn’t eat breakfast but
had her lunch in bed, finally got up very cross about three PM, then
was falling asleep in the chair a lot of the time, but was a bit
better later and made herself cups of tea, I cooked her a lovely meal
for dinner but she only ate a small part of it, but all was well
until ten last night when she went to make a cup of tea before bed,
then she rushed back in to me saying something was wrong, I went into
the kitchen and the top of the cooker was on fire, she had put the
plastic electric kettle on the gas hob, it had melted half way down
and all the melted plastic was burning, I managed to put it out and
spent the rest of the evening chipping burnt plastic from the hob,
and opening doors and windows to let the smell out, afterwards she
didn’t seem to realise what she had done or what the consequences
might have been, now I dont know if she can be left alone and dont
know what I am going to do, she has always said she does not want to
go into a home and does not want to live with me, I dont know if I
could live with her because of mine and my families problems, there
is no-one else to help.
I am visiting my Mother for the weekend and Friday she got up early
for a change, was eating well and almost seemed like her old self,
then yesterday she didn’t want to get up, didn’t eat breakfast but
had her lunch in bed, finally got up very cross about three PM, then
was falling asleep in the chair a lot of the time, but was a bit
better later and made herself cups of tea, I cooked her a lovely meal
for dinner but she only ate a small part of it, but all was well
until ten last night when she went to make a cup of tea before bed,
then she rushed back in to me saying something was wrong, I went into
the kitchen and the top of the cooker was on fire, she had put the
plastic electric kettle on the gas hob, it had melted half way down
and all the melted plastic was burning, I managed to put it out and
spent the rest of the evening chipping burnt plastic from the hob,
and opening doors and windows to let the smell out, afterwards she
didn’t seem to realise what she had done or what the consequences
might have been, now I dont know if she can be left alone and dont
know what I am going to do, she has always said she does not want to
go into a home and does not want to live with me, I dont know if I
could live with her because of mine and my families problems, there
is no-one else to help.