My mum fell and broke her hips 3 weeks back, has since been operated and now back home.
The doctor advise that she should not walk for 6 weeks and can only sit.
The problem now is, all she does is sleep.
I have tried once to help her sit (with me supporting her from the back) and she shout for help, asking me to stop it, enough is enough ... I ignored her plea and made her sit for maybe like 5 - 10 mins ....
Her appetite is up and down. I bought for her food she loves. She did tell me what she wanna eat and I bought it for her too. Somedays she will eat 5 - 6 spoon full of the food but days like today, she refused to eat ...... Not even wanna drink one drop of water.
I just checked her and her body is slightly warm. I am worry she has fever ...
Help ... what should I do ;-((
I know some days are tough, believe me, since my mum fell a month ago, I cried almost everyday !!! I can cry for few days in a row and then "rest" 1 or 2 days and get all emotional again after that ..... at home I will let out my extreme cry, sit on the floor, cry my heart out to God, shout like a mad woman, do whatever you need to do to let out Amanda .......
You are doing well, keep it up ok ;-)) and thanks for the hugs - hugs back to you !!!
Yes, our heart melts when our parents begs us for something - for example now, your dad keeps on calling you to get him out from rehabilitation and you gave in. Same like my mum now, everyday she will ask me to ask the doctors to let her go home. My heart breaks that I cannot do that but for her own good, I have to be "cruel".
About the other siblings, you are right, they are not the one taking care of your dad so they can give you many advises that doesn't fit you or your dad. I have been thru that too, so now I might still ask them for advise but I will only follow them if it can done.
Hang in there Amanda, you are doing great !!
Sorry for the late reply. My mum is back in the hospital and I spent most of my time there, only come home to rest for like 5 - 6 hours and there I go again .....
I hope by now your dad is in the nursing home coz the doctors are right, we are not trained to give sufficient care for the elderly.
Today she is being discharged, it worries me coz she has bed sores, I am not trained to change the dressing but after a week of seeing how the nurses do it, I will try my best to do it .... I am just worry it will get bigger .... I really need a miracle .....
Sorry to hear about your dad but at least he has you to take care of him, you will be blessed for that .....
Yes, personal home care cost a bomb over here too ... sigh .. only rich ppl can afford the best ......
It is good news that you decided to pursue medical after this, that is a great cause.
We will get thru this, we will .....