Don't know how much more I can take. Mom tried to chew me a new one tonight over "not telling" her about the caregiver and why she was here today. Last night sucked too. She is going down rather quickly it seems, and so am I. She is on a waiting list to get into a private care facility. Could be weeks, could be months. Hubby and I just signed on a mobile home today. A triple wide glorious thang! Nicest home in the park! We close on June 1st. Was planning to stay with mom until she is placed, but the thought of going on like this for any length of time just about kills me.

Docs took her off Seroquel. I kept the script and tonight, I gave her 1/2 dose to keep us both sane. I had to get out of the house before I started screaming. Hubby stepped in like a trooper. He's afraid I'll drive off a cliff like Thelma and Louise. It's tempting...

I need your help, love and support tonight ladies. Any suggestions re: meds? She's on Xanax and Paxil for anxiety and depression. Any knowledge about other drugs out there that treat sun downing would be appreciated. She had a UTI a few weeks ago. I'll take another specimen in tomorrow to make sure it hasn't come back. But, damn...I feel like I'm gasping for air.

Wait a minute...she's raiding the freezer for ice cream...ahhhhhh...soon she will be popping into bed. Our c-giver gave me a great tip for night time. If we keep the house cool-air conditioner cranking, alz patients tend not to want to wander much cuz their too danged cold. Well, it was 100 degrees here today, but the temp indoors is heading for a cool 68 degrees. It worked last night, I'm willing to try it agaon tonight. After she falls asleep I put an extra blanket on her...

Thanks for listening.
"Nurse Ratshit"

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Get some glass jars out and start breakin them,

Just don't cut yourself-that's what would probably happen to me. Yesterday I slammed the door into the junk room-I've always been a door slammer-if it isn't loud enough the first time do it again-oops this one came right through-couldn't get it to go back so ended up taking the door off. Just what I needed the night before I was have the coffee group. Oh well it is better off gone-one less I can slam-and I don't have to take it off to get furniture out. Luckily I had an extra long drape(I had bought 5 and only needed four for our closet. Think I'll get another bead thing like I have one the den but leave the curtain up behind it to hide the junk otherwise I'll have to clean THAT ROOM. The coffee day went really well 9 of us sat out on the back deck. Then at supper I was dumping the pasta water in the sink- somehow I got my left hand in the way-ouch-ran the cold water on it-it didn't blister just is a little red. Mike, bless his heart had a fantastic day today-best in awhile. Gypsy(the accident prone door slammer)

Our drug here sweetie is Lunesta for sleep and Haldol for the wicked tendencies like wandering picking etc. so far so good, although these are work too if she is wandering like mine is you gotta be careful get bed rails and seriously you can not leave her alone on these. MIL has a raging UTI right now also so this adds to the confusion make sure Mom is tested again she may not be squeaky clean just yet.
I hope she is but just in case best to be safe rather than sorry.
I know what you mean about gaspin for air baby Im right there with ya Thelma and Louise is real temptin right about now...
Get some glass jars out and start breakin them, release and breath baby (((HUGS)))