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Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Things are coming to a head with my family. My mum has always suffered Anxiety / Depression / Severe Mood Swings (?Sz/Bipolar - secretive). Now what she fears has come upon her - terminal cancer on top. Shws not coping, and also dads carer (mobility issues and dementia stage 2). Mum has passed her 2yr medical prognosis date with terminal cancer and fought hard to hold independence.

Her MI is sooooooo difficult to work with. Sooo ambivolent about everything, anxious, can't make decisions, argumentative, suspicious, shuts down, cries, abuses, withdraws... Sucks trying to help. Dads care is failing too, she resents all the in home help I've activated with him this last few years I'm seen as the enemy for doing that, even though she can't. Last week dad actually asked me to come help "looks like mums having to go into hospital"

They never ask

Then I get this tx from mum this morning. "Feel crook k#####(me) hows your flu today if you can come down what form of travel you choose and how can you look after the birds they are a concern dont feel good today at all but the day is young yet might pick up"

I have respected mums fierce need for privacy but today I rang palliative care to see what's happening for her? They got her mix d up with another 'same name' patient. Then turns out mum has never beenbreferred to Community Palliative Care (which is why they didn't know her), but had her last Admission Notes referring her to Palliative Care Dr, she's been doing those visits but talks about dad not herself. Next visit ?12th.

Mum has lost 25% body weight, is weak. After talking with her and x3 nurses today (like hours), clarifying wrong contact details and complex family matters, I feel shell shot!

Honestly thought these things were in hand.

I'm gonna have to go down, but OK his time begrudgingly. I live 12hrs away, I have a sister & 3 bothers within 5 - 1hr away. They can't handle mums MI - she has legal rights++ but don't know what she's doing now dad can't take charge.

The palliative care cimmunity nurse can't act without that referral from the hospital Dr, so shell look at that and then ring mum... All maybies of cause. My heads swimming with it all, any wonder mum just throws her hands in the air saying "they don't care, I'm too old, they just want me to die"... "And you lot are selfish and just want to put me inva nursing home and forget about me, and you all care about dad more than me..." Then she crack a joke about something totally related, say "don't wanna talk anymore..."

OMG!!! my cPTSD & cGrief trigger alerts are all firing. Feel resentful. Want to go to bed 'till it goes away.

My son even said to me this morning "mum you know people have totally cut off parents for doing far less than they have done to you!" Suggesting I abandon them. How can I do that and stand before God (and myself) in peace? This is so hard!

Help!

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member ...... ❤️

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Aw @Former-Member

If you feel the need to hide in the forest - imagine I am with you - I really wish I could be

Something was on my mind - I felt the need to read what you might have written and I am glad I did - but what can I say? Having been there I know there really are few words - I can't know how this death is for you - I only know how having my family and some friends pass has been for me - never easy

And I do understand how this is bringing back your daughter's passing - lots of triggers - memories - but your Mum - as your Dad said - she is more settled now

Your sister really is a number - really picks her moments - I can't help wonder why she feels the need to take over your father's financial stuff right now - you are willing to live with him and care for him - taking your poor old Dad to court - oh man - that is the living pits

Hold onto your feelings for your Dad about that and as for your mother - she has lived her life and whatever hounded her in life is over and whatever is next it has to be better than that bitterness she exhibited in these last years of her life

And there is no need to feel at all wrong about feeling relieved that the time has come to pass - and yes - you have the funeral to organise - I wish you the best for that - tough as they are they tend to be more of a celebration of life now - but what a life huh? Wow

Thinking of you heaps Lapses and wish I could be with you - sending my best hugs

Dec

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds as though you have been doing an immense job in caring while going through so much with the family dynamics. Here with you and thinking of you.

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

So sorry @Former-Member. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best in the coming days

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Sitting with you @Former-Member ....... ❤️🌹

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

my sister's here ransacking mum's room. There'll he nothing of value left now. its so disrespevtful, mum only died yesterday, i couldn't even gobin there yet.. and these court papers are here - taking contolbof dad's evetything wuile expecting me to do the hard yardsm I get upset when they ignore me. I had to hand over all funeral arrangements to her because she & her fav brother, the abusive one, refused to come to the meeting i arranged with the funeral home. They were not answering my calls. Now she walked in without knocking and is ransacking mum's room. Every square inch. its disgusting! Wouldnt mind some help to actually clean it as theres sonething I'm really allergic to in mum's room.

i'm sooo tired. and suicidal thoughts and forgetting things and...

thanks for your kind words

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Hi @Former-Member, sending my sincerest condolences to you and your family. I'm so sorry to hear of your mum's passing and that it has been a very triggering experience for you. Do you have anyone in your life who is able to support you or that you can talk to?

Having your sister ransack your mum's room must be incredibly difficult to watch. If you feel you need to chat, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Help Centre - you can speak to someone on chat or on the phone (1800 18 7263)...

My thoughts are with you and hope that reaching out on here provides some comfort for you.

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Oh @Former-Member ...... I have heard of people doing that, and it’s just awful ......

Can you quietly remove a few keepsakes of your own, maybe something none of the others will want, but something significant to you ? Perhaps a photo or two that the others are not even conscious of ?

Hold to your own integrity Hon ...... there’s no changing that sister and brother of yours by the sounds of it, but you have th real treasure if you have a relationship with your dad .....

Plant something for your mum in the garden when you feel up to it.

Hugs n hugs n hugs n hugs ...... it hurts ...... it just hurts ....... ❣️

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member ... Keeping you in thoughts and prayers.

I know you don't want to have to think of these things - if on a pension, you or your Dad should be able to get free legal aid - advice in relation to power of attorney, (don't know if dva may also have some help in that regard - there are institutions like the Guardianship Board rather than family that can administer a persons funds.

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member

Feel for you at such a vulnerable time.

stay safe...any sign of aggression or abuse .ring the police for help..

hopefully it won't come to that..you know them better than anyone..

make the call to lifeline to ground yourself...reassurance from a voice..

please look after you..

your dad knows how much you love him and how much you have done for him and your mum....

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