Breaking Point
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- This has been the most intense few weeks or dare I say months for the family. While lockdown has been happening Betty’s dementia has got progressively worse. We had hoped that she would be able to move into full time care but the care provider won’t allow it while we are in either level three or four which is totally understandable. Margot has been shouldering most of the care alongside 5 hours of home help per week. During level 4, Theresa went and spent nearly two weeks with Betty to keep her company as she is housebound and bored. She rings people up to 50 times each a day - me, Dave, Margot, June, Neville & Kathy, Robyn, Berri-Lynne, Linda......basically everyone she knows. The straw that broke the camels back so to speak, was she was continually leaving messages at the care providers office, to the point the voicemail system for the whole of the company was full. Just before lockdown a unit in a care facility was found but due to COVID, it was put on hold. Just a few days ago, Margot text me asking to speak to Theresa, she was at work so I said I would get her to ring her as soon as she was home. We found out that Betty had been threatening to end her life, sleep outside in public and basically disowned Margot immediately. This was apologised for a few hours later, thank goodness but we were starting to think of how we could all get through the next who knows how long before she could move. We were making plans for Theresa to take a few blocks of days off to help provide care while we waited but Margot spoke to both the facility and Betty’s doctor and it was agreed by all that while Betty was excited to move to the care facility, she wouldn’t be that impressed about having to spend 7 days in quarantine in her room while having respite care but it was the best thing for all. It’s honestly the best news under the circumstances we could ask for and all of us are relieved that she will be in a safer place.
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