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