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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
2/2/2009 4:04:15 PM
I immediately received five emails after signing onto the new Community thing. So, I went in and tried to fix it so that I won''t get ANY emails from the Community thing. I wish epier had not made this new thing. It is a BIG mistake.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
2/2/2009 3:47:22 PM
I think that the new "Community" thing is a BIG mistake. I want to delete everything I put in there and can''t find a method to do that.
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Posted by: Melestine - My Auctions
1/27/2009 11:20:16 AM
Hope things are going well for everyone today....snowing like crazy here. Haven''t seen this much in some time.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/25/2009 6:21:00 PM
Hey, Melestine. Thanks for caring. I spent some time with her today and she seemed a little better. She knew who I was and said how much she loved me and so glad to see me. Then she started wandering again, but she was mostly in control. The medication has been lessened and I am sure that has helped a lot. She was very much like her old self today. Made me feel happy for a while.
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Posted by: Melestine - My Auctions
1/25/2009 9:51:33 AM
Been wondering how you were doing. I don''t know what to say...makes me sad for you and her. Take care of yourself and remember the good times.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/24/2009 7:49:21 PM
Well, it is late here, so I am going to shut this down and will be back tomorrow. Goodnight all.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/24/2009 7:47:49 PM
The staff that I have contact with all seem compassionate and understanding, but I cannot know what happens when I am not there. Some of the aides seem indifferent and silent, just doing what they are called upon to do. There are photos of my mom in the photo collage on here. I was looking at them earlier. Happier days.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/24/2009 7:43:03 PM
My mom has never been abusive toward anyone in her life, but they said she was hitting and biting and all that. Maybe she was trying to protect herself. But now she sleeps most of the time and when she is awake, her speech is a whispered mumble. She imagines that she has a baby that they took from her and are hiding it, won''t let her have it back. She cries.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/24/2009 7:38:39 PM
Nancy, thank you. Yes, I agree that I think she is over-medicated. She was fine and was in full control of her mental faculties, but there were some changes in the nursing staff...then there were differences in her. She started to complaining about rough treatment and snappy responses when she talked to them. We were assured that she was making it up...but then she became combative...biting and hitting and kicking at them. That is when the medication was changed and was over-used. My brother and I insisted that the doctor come and do an on-site evaluation. He ordered lesser doses, but then said she was going into dementia. I don''t know. I just don''t know what to think.
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Posted by: nancymcj - My Auctions
1/24/2009 8:03:14 AM
Alto....I am so sorry to hear about your mom. I have been thinking about this and am wondering...Has her medication changed? My husband''s aunt had that problem. She was grossly overmedicated by the staff because they just did not want to have to deal with her. There is no telling what they told her dr. for him to prescribe the meds, but he did. And she was in another world until we discovered the problem. Or her meds might not be compatible and causing a reaction. These kinds of problems are very common in the elderly in nursing homes.
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Posted by: Melestine - My Auctions
1/23/2009 4:12:34 PM
Take care of yourself......
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/23/2009 3:14:12 PM
I have to go now.
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Posted by: alto*3 - My Auctions
1/23/2009 3:13:39 PM
I have no experience, either. I had heard of this, but never saw it first hand. It was so sudden...almost overnight that it happened. One day she was fine, the next day brought a dramatic change that was totally unlike my mother. She was no longer there. She was gone.
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Posted by: Melestine - My Auctions
1/23/2009 3:09:37 PM
I don''t have any experience with this myself.....yet. Sounds like you''re doing all that''s possible. Just being there is everything. I hope it''s peaceful for her.
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