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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 +++

Quick check in @Former-Member
Thinking of you
D

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Hi @Former-Member, how r u & yours? I not long landed in Sydney, on the train 2stops from parents suburb. Very tired (panic flying). Mum & baby bro stressing - this that & other directions & problems to expect & where... Already told them eta 4:30 😞 Just not answering - all will be well once they see me. May mot be mutual - Told to prep for shock re mum.
Back later 💜

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

It has begun 😞

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Oh dear @Former-Member
Will send up an extra prayer for you tonight.

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Thanks @Former-Member 🌻

Hi everyone here, BabyBro picked me up at the station, with fresh home cooked fried rice for our tea. Yum! His MI (Sz) makes him restless so he didn't stay to talk (but came back to eat tea later. Mums fav show was on (the bold & beautiful) so after a hug I had to watch that 😕 (made myself a cup of tea), but then the news came on - had to be quiet for that too... grr things not changed much. Restless Bro came back & ate tea with us. Mum&Dad would be lost without his help, though they gripe "he is paid"


I'm shocked at the growth of mums girth (abdo) - I think its ascites (fluid build up) as arms are so thin she ignores it thinks its 'just the cancer' but she's asked me along to Cancer Care Apt tomorrow - I'll make sure they know about it, and know about her lpw back bone pain too 😞 falling asleep here...

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

Good talk with mum & dad last night (compared to usual). Mum has already asked me to help her:
- at palliative care apt today (not gonna be good report by look of her tummy.
- Organising with her their WILL (a) find probono solicitor. (b) approach ppl she wants as executors (c) help her apply for funding (even though they can afford it grr).
- help her pay bills.
- sort her wardrobe with her (clothes strawn all over her room everywhere atm. Mums worse at decisions than me 😞
- help he physically pay the bills
- water garden
- stay with dad when she dies...
- take care of two Sz brothers
- acknowledges she needs help / someone here (bursts into tears saying it), thanked me for coming (wow, even said "good to see you" "you're looking good" "nice that you're here"... 😱


At lleast she realises noe - time is closing

The house is horrible (she don't care about that but I do). Dog pee smell has stopped burning my nose. Speaking of which - my ear hasn't unpopped from plane yet.

Well, i betta get up, do the dishes 😞 (do many) before getting the early bus with mum to Dr (she doesn't want me to drive her in dads car re parking or something grr). Compose myself - stay calm, stay calm, stay calm... 😦

thanks for being here

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member
Emotional times for you ...

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@Former-Member
Quick wave, hope things went ok yesterday and that you are not too overwhelmed.
Darcy

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Re: Mum Severe Anxiety / Depression +++

@Former-Member
If they did not have anything sorted it might take a bit of time to sort cleaning or gardening help with 'my aged care' or meals on wheels for Dad. Is there someone who could help you with this?
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