Tuesday 8th
June 2010
Forgot my key so had to knock on the front door, eventually mum let
us in, she was very confused and said had we come to see how she was
as she was just going to bed, I told her it was only 8am in the
morning, she was convinced it was the evening. She kept saying that
she had sat on the floor as everyone kept coming in and going to the
toilet and when she got up she thought that she would fall over!
I got her some breakfast and gave her meds to her, she tipped her
water in the pot with her tablets in, so I had to get her to get them
out of the water and quickly take them – also when we got there she
had a milk bottle half full with tea! She just made light of it when
I asked about what she had done) I helped her have a bath.
She also told me that she couldn't remember which was her bed and
that she had been up all night. I asked her if she had slept in her
chair all night and she said that no she hadn't, when I went into her
bedroom her bed was in a real mess and half stripped. I changed the
sheet and made the bed up for her.
We walked up to the village and got her quite a bit of shopping,
sorted out her money for her and left some in her purse and left some
in the cabinet so when the other came in they could check her purse
to see if she had any money for shopping etc.
We all went over to D & D's for coffee, we got back to her house
at 12.15pm so we were back for
the carer.
She wasn't having any problems walking today. She is going to the
Friendship club tomorrow.
Wednesday 9th June
Michael phoned and said that Social Services had been in touch
re-assessing mums finances for cost of respite care, got an
appointment at mums 11am Thursday the 17th, could I take
all her bank account statement and pension details. Michael would
pick me up at 10.30am.
Phoned Daph and she said that mum had been very confused and muddly
today, she said that mum had been over to them several times but
could not make Dib hear as he was in the back garden. They saw mum
going down to the Friendship club just after 1.30pm which was too
early, so they took her in for a cut of tea, mum said that she had
two cups in her bag, when Daph looked she had her Sandles in her
handbag. When they got back from taking her to the club, Deirdre
(mums neighbour) called over to then asking if mum was in as she had
left her french windows wide open!
When mum got back D took her homeand sorted her out and put her TV
on.
Daph got a phone call from the evening carer to see if she had
Teresa’s phone number as mum had said that she wanted to speak to
her daughter. D phoned Michael and he said that he would get Teresa
to phone her. She phoned mum while D was there, mum was very, very
tearful. Michael went over and sat with her for a while. D phoned
me and told me what had happened
I phoned Michael later in the evening to see how mum was and he said
that she was fine when he left her, Teresa was at work so I couldn't
get hold of her. Teresa going over on tomorrow, we are going on
Friday and Michael on Sunday.
Thursday 10th
June
Phoned Town and Country carers to cancel the lunchtime carer for
tomorrow as mum is coming here for lunch, I also cancelled the
lunchtime carer for Monday 14th as mum is going to the
foot clinic.
Friday 11th
June
Phoned mum to remind her that we were picking her up this morning to
bring her here for lunch, she said that she was just thinking about
me, we picked her up at 10.30am she was muddly and it was difficult
to understand what she was trying to say, but that is just how she is
normally.
On the way home we took her to the garden centre she got a couple of
plants, and we took her for a little ride round.
When we got back to her house John asked her if she had her key, I
told her it was in her purse, instead of taking our her key she took
our her small purse and said 'what this!' I told her No, not her
purse her key she then took out 2 five pound notes .. eventually she
found her key, she then complained that she didn't have any money and
I had to get her purse out and show her that she had £40 in her
purse and she said ' well that's not much.'
We left her watching football on the TV gave her a glass of wine and
told her we would see her on Monday.
Monday 14th June
Picked mum up to take her to her foot clinic appointment, when we got
there she was in the garden, we couldn't find her purse we looked
everywhere, when all of a sudden she said I know where it is, she
opened the fridge and there it was.
When I read the carers book it said that on Saturday mum had had a
'little accident' and the carer had changed mums bedding and put it
in the washing machine and that mum had slept in the other bedroom.
We brought mum here for lunch, she had a look round the garden and we
got her to play a game of cards (rummy) she did quite well but after
a couple of games she was tired, she kept seeing black flies again
Laura (my daughter) came in and mum was pleased to see her, Laura
said 'I see that you have found your glasses Nan' mum said 'yes I
have two eyes' Laura said I can see that you have' mum said 'of
course I have!'
Laura took some photos...
We got her home about 3.30pm and she said are you still coming
tomorrow I told her of course we are.
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