Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:12 pm
Hi All,
I', Jayell from Nottingham, and feel like a bit of a fraud calling myself a carer as my mother who has Altzheimers is still in her own house though I have to give out meds and do all the usual removing out of date/unsafe food jobs. At the moment the hardest thing is working out whats the Altzheimers and whats just Mum being the cantankerous so-and-so she's always been. It must be a frightening world to live in, but the sarcasm, moods , and barefaced aggression are still nasty to deal with. I mean, if being around someone with dementia instantly brought you out in boils or made your teeth fall out, no way would The 'powers that be' expect you to go back day after day. , oe would they......
I', Jayell from Nottingham, and feel like a bit of a fraud calling myself a carer as my mother who has Altzheimers is still in her own house though I have to give out meds and do all the usual removing out of date/unsafe food jobs. At the moment the hardest thing is working out whats the Altzheimers and whats just Mum being the cantankerous so-and-so she's always been. It must be a frightening world to live in, but the sarcasm, moods , and barefaced aggression are still nasty to deal with. I mean, if being around someone with dementia instantly brought you out in boils or made your teeth fall out, no way would The 'powers that be' expect you to go back day after day. , oe would they......
