Hi Sara. Yes this all sound very similar. Mum and dad live in a village which is 25 minutes from the nearest town, hence the live in carer (as you say, it’s the “end of life care” for 12 weeks but they say they will review if she lives longer) dad is being assessed for his care needs too as mum used to be his carer. How life has changed in the last year
mum has told the consultant she won’t have any more treatment so we will see what happens. I feel so sad that she is so “out of sorts” , she was so loving and kind. Hopefully this is just a stage and my real mum will return!
i know how you feel, I have mobility issues myself, have type 1 diabetes and whilst I have a brother, he lives 200 miles away, so I have been dealing with it all….which has made me poorly! I realised the other day I was doing 4 generations of my family’s laundry as dad was staying with us and my grandson stays at weekends when my daughter works nights. Life is certainly a challenge. I have been off work for the last couple of weeks sorting everything, I feel guilty admitting that I am looking forward to work tomorrow, just to escape everything for a few hours
hope you feel better soon and your mum improves
sue x
