Having a bad day

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Sorry but I'm having a bad day and I just need to let it out.  I woke up feeling like I've had no sleep and really down.  Mum's been bad this week - a lot of pain and, I think, sliding into depression - so I'm in overdrive on worrying about her.  My sister is with her today so I don't need to go round to see mum although I probably will drop round later.  I thought I would throw myself into cleaning the house so make myself busy and then I'd start to feel better.  My fatal mistake was asking my 18 year old daughter to help.  She had a major strop.  I tried to keep calm as I realise that she is worrying about my mum too but it was hard.  I tried to talk to her but she just got worse and worse so I gave up.  Then my husband made sarcastic comments about it all - again he is worrying and his mum is also not well - so I am still trying to keep a lid on it.  But I feel even worse now.  I'm now sitting on the sofa in my pyjama's watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy without the will to do anything else.  I just keep crying and feel so very very sad. 

  • Jenny,

    Surely they would let you stay longer, under the circumstances.

    Sending you love and hugs. X

    Elenium

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Elenium

    I've been told that I shouldn't have been questioned.

    It won't happen again.


    Am with mum for a while then home to sleep as dad dialysis tomorrow. 


    We washed her hair.


    She says why is it taking so long. She asks to die now please. 


    HOW CAN WE CHANGE THE LAW?


    jx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Oh Jenny i asked the same question. My heart goes out to you and your family x

  • Me too.  It's unbearable!  Seeing mum go through this is not right.  She should be able to die with dignity in her own home.  This is wrong!


    Elenium

  • We asked the same question and the doctor agreed, but said it would be difficult.

    It's so so wrong to suffer like this.

    Xxxxxx

    Take a deep breath ... then on with the day.

  • My cousin and his wife came to see mum yesterday, which was lovely, but I realised this morning that I completely monopolised the conversation and couldn't stop talking.  I've been struggling the last couple of days and think I was probably over compensating because I didn't want them to see how bad I was.  I ended  up messaging him apologising because I just couldn't get past it.

    Mum was really sleepy and grumpy yesterday and had a lot of pain.  She wouldn't take any extra pain relief.  

    I hate this so much.

    I just want to crawl into a hole somewhere and not think about it.  I don't want to interact with other people face to face. I just don't want to think.

    Elenium

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Elenium

    I remember, and it now feels like forever since i held mums hand, the same feeling of wanting for it to end, mum saying let me go but it was barely audible. The pain of watching this will be etched in my brain. Now, i have my brother and his troubles. We had to ask him to leave the house yesterday, im scared of him, im afraid for us. My baby brother i had to throw out. He was threatening violence and break into mums house to live there... And worse. Weve had to make statements to the police, i feel wretched but felt had no choice. For this help weve given him all his life, and its a lot, he says ive lost mum and him and that i should go to the priory (again).  Oh and the rest of the violent threats, not forgetting he was on bail to ours re similar with someone else. Ive cried buckets for him, myself and what mum would say. She would agree with what weve done. Im broken.

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Maisiemae it's all too much isn't it.

    You've done your best for him he seems determined to self destruct.  Only he can change things.


    Hug.


    Jx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Elenium I want to curl up in a ball somewhere dark.

    People keep asking me things.


    Learned my aunt wishes I'd text her less about mum.


    Tired.


    Two positives 


    Mum ate half an iced bun...bizarre as not eaten for days...


    Dad slept from 1-7am


    Jx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to Elenium

    Hi all,

    I just want someone to wrap me up in cotton wool, give me hugs & generally look after me. I'm being sucked into the treacle wall. My car's playing up again, I'm meant to be checking his car over to make sure it's ok before I sell it. Still no sign from the solicotors of the Deed of Renunciation.  Even hoovering is too much, & there's cat hair everywhere. 

    What have I done that deserves this.  I'm on the edge of tears constantly but they won't come.

    I'm going back to bed. 

    Sue x