My mum is 89 and is now in a wonderful nursing home. She has vascular dementia and mixed Alzheimer’s although does still have enough mental ability to liaise with others. The dementia, I believe started around 15 years ago but went undetected until a couple of years ago. During these 15 years it’s been very hard - she has been borderline vile on many many occasions which is so hard as my mum was the best mum you could ever have and I loved her dearly. She has lots of illnesses including losing the ability to walk and it seems that she may now have bowel cancer, although she is not aware of this yet. Such a roller coaster. For the past few months her only conversations with me are the same and only about dying. She asks, what will you do when i am dead, you can have some peace when I am dead, I just want to die. Please let me die. These are a only a few of the death conversations but despite my reassurances and trying to change the conversation- we always go back. It’s getting me down and I have to find a way to cope with this as she cannot change. Last night I had a mega panic attack which has prompted this post. Any help gratefully received.
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