Life is taking another turn - Mom now wants to come home. When initially diagnosed she wanted to stay in care during her illness but now things have changed. I don't know that this is anything more than drug-induced paranoia or the combination of some of her caregivers and their other responsibilities within the facility, and Mom is not really forthcoming. This may be partly due to her inability to remember and articulate some of the problems but the only thing that she said is that they are pushing religion at her. Later on in our visit when I was gathering her laundry I found one pair of pants was missing. When I mentioned this to her she told me that she had gotten mad, torn them, and thrown them in the wash. That was her only explanation.
So: frustration - paranoia??????????
Home could be even less fun than the facility.
On the up side we had a much better visit yesterday and I have arranged for people to stay with her until Saturday so I can have a night off this weekend.
Yesterday I was so tired that I took the afternoon off and came home and slept. It was great and now I need to do that again today -ha ha.
I have decided not to take a phone in to her. She isn't asking for one and she won't talk to anyone and I can manage with my cell phone while there. The only time that she uses a phone is when she is very agitated and then she gets the nurse to call someone. I think that my work phone might take a beating if she has a phone and can figure out how to work it. So while I have shared the phone number with you, there is no phone attached and you will receive just ringing if you call there. I may actually ask Telus if they can reverse the change without charge. All right, quit laughing!