Comments on: Caregiving journey changed my life

By: Peg

Peg — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:01:36 +0000

YES! Murmuring, stumbling, crying, deaf and blind one minute, incomprehensible and uncomprehending, crying for help; yet as soon as the parameds arrived, my mother sat up, straightened her skirt, tapped her hair into shape and welcomed them in for tea. No, nothing was wrong. No, she had no idea why her daughter would “call the police.” ,Yes, they stared at me – now in a helpless teary rage – and wondered whether to take me in for observation. Yes, after I closed the door, my mother began to laugh. Oh yes. Manipulation is as alive and well in Planet Mother as it always was. How do we know when she sincerely needs help? A battery of tests is scheduled with a gerontologist (geriatrician?) for next week and she’s also being tested by a geriatric LCSW to see if she needs a geriatric psychiatrist and meds. Thanks, Jacqueline, for your essay. It’s not very pretty, is it?

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