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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 +++

good idea darcy, ta

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I DON'TVTHINK I CAN GO TO MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL TOMORROW. SO BROKEN TODAY. EVEN THOUGH I'VE BECOME MY DAD'S CARER, I DON'T WANT TO STAND OR SIT WITH HIM AT DURING THE SERVICE IN CASE HE CALLS ME MUM'S NAME IN FRONT OF PEOPLE OR CONFUSES ME WITH MUM OR MY PRESENCE DETRACTS FROM HIS TIME TO FAREWELL MUM - DAD HAS COGNITIVE DECLINE / EARLY DEMENTIA..

TONIGHT I ASKED MY SON IF I COULD SIT WITH HIM, HE WAS TAKEN ABACK AS HE WANTSVTO SIT WITH HIS COUSINS / YOUNGER PEOPLE (OH MY HEART - OUCH!!). EARLIER I ASKED MY BABY BRO TO PLEASE TRANSPORT DAD AS I NEED TO PULL BACK... HE GOT STROPPY & COMPLAINED ABOUT HOW ITS 1/2HHR OUT OF HIS WAY... (MY DAD'S HOME, THE CHURCH & HIS PLACE ARE EITHIN SIX BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER - THE SAME SUBURB). THEN I ASKED BRO3 TO DO IT - HE GARPED ON THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE BEING ON TIME AS HE'S NOT SLEEPING... NOBODY'S GOT MY BACK AND I'M FALLING APART HERE. I'VE GOT TOGETHER ALL DAD'S SUIT & NEW SHOES... AND JUST NOW REALISED I DON'T HAVE MYSELF ORGANISED 😞

CAN'T STOP CRYING, AND MY BACK HURTS.

NOT FEELING LOVED & HAVING TO GIVE GIVE GIVE MAKES ME WANT TO DISAPPEAR. DON'-T BELONG...

MY SON IS STAYING WITH HIS COUSINS / TOXIC SISTER TONIGHT WHICH I'M SURE FEEDS HER ANX AGAINST ME.

AFTER I DROP THE FLOWERS OFF & MY DAD (WHO'S SITTING WITH TWO MY BROTHERS) I MIGHT GO TO THE CRY ROOM OR THE PARK ACROSS THE ROAD. I DONT KNOW

ISNT IT WEIRD THIS TGREAD IS ABOUT MY DIFFICULT MUM & SHE'S DEAD

I DONT KNOW WHAT I FEEL.

BEDT POP BACK TO LE SIDE OF FORUMS AS THINK I'm cracking

help

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Hearing you @Former-Member ......

Let the funeral directors know you need support and are barely coping so they can help shepherd you and watch over how others are interacting with you Hon.

Hang in there ...... your forum friends will walk through the day with you.

Hugs n hugs ...... breathe .......

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member, joining hands with you along with @Faith-and-Hope and @Owlunar

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Walking through this day with you @Former-Member ...... breathe ...... a minute at a time ...... you’ve got this Hon ......

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yep, i didn't do a runner. last night i tx my so to say i may not be strong enough to endure it if iI i have to sit alone & he will represent my family proud... He decided to sit with me, phew! but they still plopped me near dad anyway but he didnt get me and mum mixed up, phew! The service & lunch went well, so impressed with the church catering ladies, wow! Many commented on my amazing son & the great job he did on the formal Eulogy...

By mum, 'till we meet again xox


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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Your beautiful son is a testament to you @Former-Member ......

So well done ..... it’s done ..... and you’re in one piece ......

Take the time you need now for you Hon ..... you have likely been running on adrenaline for some time, and the emotional side of things will start to catch up on you ...... load up on self care and time out for you as much as you can to get through the swampy weeks ahead.

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@Former-Member
It is possible too that some unfamiliar emotions may surface, Carers Australia might be able to help you or direct you approximately in dealing with emotional and practical issues.

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Good thought @Former-Member .... ❣️

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Hi @Former-Member

I haven't been well but I just read that you have had all this trouble with your family and the funeral etc - and yeah - how awkward families can be at such times - like they are the main player - or whatever -

It can all be so hard at such times and I am so glad your son came through for you -

My best thoughts and prayers my dear sweet friend - I have been thinking of you all along and hope for the est but know myself that grief is a hard thing and it has to run it's course

Dec❤ 💙🖤💕💗💝💟💖💞💔💚🧡💛💜❣ 💓💘💌✝

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