Chatting about my mam last Night

My Mams in a care home with Alzheimer's and have not seen her for 2 weeks due to the lockdown, it's painful but I know it's for the best. Luckily she is none the wiser.
 
My mam passed away 4 years ago - she would have been a nightmare during all this !

We would have had to tie her down to her chair to stop her going out and everything would have been the fault of my brother in law and me!

How I miss her :(
 
My mum is coming up 83; she lost her husband of 61 years this time last year, on April 1st actually. I am ‘seeing’ her every day - at a safe distance - and today is the first day she is showing signs of cabin fever. She is doing keep fit and singing online and has a dog to keep her company. She reads loads, listens to music and watches the tv, albeit selectively, but for her there seems to be no substitute for human contact. Perhaps the anniversary of dad’s death is playing on her mind? Who knows? One of her grandkids is in Canada, the other two are local but can’t see her, for obvious reasons. Don’t get me wrong, I’m so pleased she’s here and I feel for everyone of you that hasn’t got a mum, but I’m starting to think her mental health might deteriorate sooner rather than later.
 
I hope she comes through this well. Is there any support group who can talk (phone) with her to give her another some her a different sort of human contact?
 
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