Just got a ph call from Dad. Apparently mum isnt doing to well. She was placed in Tweed Heads nursing home yesterday She must be feeling so confused and has been violent with a staff member. This is breaking my heart to hear the sad reality of her illness. I now wish I had of stayed there longer than I did. I left earlier than expected as mum was acting out, I thought she may have settled if I left earlier as when the Dementia was active I was just a stranger in her home. One minute she was good old mum then without warning she would become nasty violent and abusive. Staff in the nursing home reinforced with me, that this wasnt mum and that she wouldnt have awareness of her outbursts. When I was a little girl mummy would ask me to go for a walk and pick her some flowers which I did. I reminded her of this and her face lit up and she laughed at the memory. ( she was being her normal loving self) anyway I went for a walk and bought her a bunch of flowers! Mum also used to sing a Nursery song to me in Dutch, I never forgot the song and I started to sing it to her. She laughed and corrected some of my wording. The morning I was to leave mum sat there on the lounge and started crying looked me in the eyes and said she didnt want me to go. My heart melted I came over to her cupped her face in my hands kissed her tears and assured her that I will be back that I will always love her! My heart ached for her to be free of this horrible illness. Words cant begin to describe the way I felt as I kissed her tears away. Life can be so cruel so bloody unfair. And why does it take something like this to make one realize what really matters in life. FAMILY LOVE
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:58:44 +0000
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