Nursing homes are supposedly zones of compliance , therefore the emergency meeting the hostel and the Dr have asked me to attend at 3pm Sunday makes sense I guess..... no chance to get much together info wise from my point of view between 5pm friday and sunday pm...hmmm this old meeting mama/daughter in this case smells an ambush perhaps...managed a quick chat with the ever giving Carers NSW Helpline, loved that, and a really quick one to the Legal aid... yes smirking a little...what a determined woman can do in 15 minutes people! The irony is I am physically deteriorating and on the verge of having to give up driving because of seizure activity in my brain, so I could really use a support person myself to attend my mothers case conference whilst my big feller will need to be organised and provided for as well in that time.. what a ludicrous chain of pressure all to force me to sign an endemnity because they are scared she will die on their watch as the doctors have all refused to take on her care. The catalyst for this most recent episode of their care stress was caused by the carer in charge (not medical professional) removing without mums knowledge or consent medications she has been taking daily for 20 years. This is utterly the wrong way to use this medication so their concerns are valid, however mum s behaviour of the past three weeks makes sense now, she entered a withdrawal psychosis my gp says.... its hard, shes not easy, but its not my fault. Its just like the principles office all over again ! My poor cranky pants mum, this is who she has been all my life, why make a fuss about it now in the last bit of time she has? I refuse to feel guilty for refusing to take power of attorney, She has the same capacity she has always had to do that for herself. I have earnt the right to not be enmeshed in that way in her madness, and I dont think I should have to abandon her like everyone else has because the dr and nursing home resent the chaos around her behaviour.The only insult is the guilt trip they offered me today..you know..most familys blah blah blah I gave up apologising for the people I love years ago, and that seems to offend them. The currency of pity/humiliation to replace passive gratiteful recipient... I am not complying......
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 07:41:11 +0000
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