Over the garden gate

September 20, 2008

The long goodbye

The doctors call end stage dementia the long goodbye because the patient can hold on to life for a very long time. In the last 3 weeks my mother has been refusing to eat, drink or take her medications. We have had her hospitalised twice for rehydration. Her local doctors has started her on medications to help with anxiety and hopefully she will start taking fluids soon, but it doesn't look good. I feel that making my scrap pages helps me to escape just for a while, so I can catch my breath and be anywhere but in this heartbreaking situation. The picture on my page is the woman I know independent, outgoing and a hot temper!! I miss her.

posted by Nanna K @ Sep 20, 2008 | 0 comments | |