Mum's funeral will be at 2pm on Saturday at Elie Church. It will be a chance to celebrate her life and remember her for the warm and vibrant person she was.
Katy x
Monday 2 November 2009
Thursday 29 October 2009
Sadly, Mum has died today
Sadly mum died this morning.
She has been increasing unwell over the last week and this morning, she stopped breathing and died.
I don't know as yet when the funeral will take place, but will let you know as soon as I know.
Love
Katy
x
She has been increasing unwell over the last week and this morning, she stopped breathing and died.
I don't know as yet when the funeral will take place, but will let you know as soon as I know.
Love
Katy
x
Monday 2 March 2009
Once again, we're waiting
Mum has been having TIA's lately.
These are:
" A transient ischemic attack (TIA, often colloquially referred to as “mini stroke”) is caused by the changes in the blood supply to a particular area of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that persists, by definition, for less than 24 hours; if symptoms persist then it is categorized as a stroke.[1]"
It's significant in that they usually lead to a stoke quite quickly. Thankfully, she is not in pain and not distressed .
She has pretty much lost the ability to speak beyond limited one word answers and feels the need to pace up and down constantly. She can still recognise some faces although she does get confused easily.
I sincerely hope that she doesn't feel pain and that she does not suffer for long.
We're well down the road of selling Mum and Dad's house. We've successfully negotiated the Home report hurdle, the surveyors have been in and the For Sale sign should be going up in the next few days.
It'll be a sad day, but needs must and there's a lot of care home fees to pay on completion of the sale.
These are:
" A transient ischemic attack (TIA, often colloquially referred to as “mini stroke”) is caused by the changes in the blood supply to a particular area of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that persists, by definition, for less than 24 hours; if symptoms persist then it is categorized as a stroke.[1]"
It's significant in that they usually lead to a stoke quite quickly. Thankfully, she is not in pain and not distressed .
She has pretty much lost the ability to speak beyond limited one word answers and feels the need to pace up and down constantly. She can still recognise some faces although she does get confused easily.
I sincerely hope that she doesn't feel pain and that she does not suffer for long.
We're well down the road of selling Mum and Dad's house. We've successfully negotiated the Home report hurdle, the surveyors have been in and the For Sale sign should be going up in the next few days.
It'll be a sad day, but needs must and there's a lot of care home fees to pay on completion of the sale.
Monday 12 January 2009
Mum is declining
Over the weekend Mum took a turn for the worse. She suffered a TIA (a kind of temporary bloodclot in her brain). It has passed and she is back to how she was before.
It is an ominous sign though that she may be likely to have a stroke in the near future. She is being well looked after and medical teams are monitoring her closely.
She is getting to a point that she is finding visitors difficult and becomes quite agitated and distressed after and sometimes during visits, especially if she is taken out of the care home by someone who is not her regular visitors.
So if you are thinking of visiting her, please be aware that we have asked the care home staff to ask that visitors do not take her out of the building, unless you are a weekly visitor.
I know it is very distressing to hear this, but please bear in mind Mum is very ill. Fronto temporal dementia is a cruel illness, in that Mum doesn't look that different on the outside, but she is very different mentally, on the inside.
If you haven't seen her for a months or even years, you will find visiting her very upsetting. She probably won't recognise you and is not able to speak very much. Please get in touch if you are thinking about visiting but are unsure how to proceed.
Katy x
It is an ominous sign though that she may be likely to have a stroke in the near future. She is being well looked after and medical teams are monitoring her closely.
She is getting to a point that she is finding visitors difficult and becomes quite agitated and distressed after and sometimes during visits, especially if she is taken out of the care home by someone who is not her regular visitors.
So if you are thinking of visiting her, please be aware that we have asked the care home staff to ask that visitors do not take her out of the building, unless you are a weekly visitor.
I know it is very distressing to hear this, but please bear in mind Mum is very ill. Fronto temporal dementia is a cruel illness, in that Mum doesn't look that different on the outside, but she is very different mentally, on the inside.
If you haven't seen her for a months or even years, you will find visiting her very upsetting. She probably won't recognise you and is not able to speak very much. Please get in touch if you are thinking about visiting but are unsure how to proceed.
Katy x
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