Been in the Mental Health Place for two days ady.
What have I done? I wonder..
Well, this morning..
I was sitting in an old gentleman room.
Reminiscence is all about it.
(I think.)
This gentleman was telling me about his stories.
Well, this should be interesting.
But when he kept repeating the same story every 5 minutes.
That should be enough.
(Do you think?)
I have no idea what to do with the dementia people.
Or what can I do?
Tell me!!
He told me, when he was nineteen.
He asked a lady, "would you marry me?"
The lady said, "yes!"
They married when he was twenty first.
They have five children.
However, they lost one.
She died of Leukemia.
Four are well and having their own family to carry on.
They all are doing great in Tassie at the moment.
He was used to be a carpenter in Sydney before he moved down to Tassie.
And, he was actually showing off his succeeds in the past to me.
Anyway, there he goes..
After how many decades later,
His memory status start getting worse and worse.
Same as his body too.
He has poor sleeping pattern at night.
He uses to go to the toilet few times during the night.
(we call this nocturia)
Incontinence of urine and bowel sometimes.
Pads used in case.
Moving on..
His wife and his son have no idea how to care for him anymore.
They sent him to the nursing home.
They leave him alone.
They do pay visit on him every second day.
But, is that really good for him? I just wonder..
He was working so hard for his family before.
He has devoted his whole life to his wife and the kids.
And, even now, I can tell through his eyes how much he loves his family.
He feels so proud of all his kids.
But now, what do they do on him?
He wakes up in the morning, has his breakky -- toasts with margarine and jam (but he likes honey and margarine on his toasts.. so, how?)
After this, he is just waiting for someone to give him a shower.
During Monday, Wednesday and Friday, he will sit on his chair, waiting for his family come and visit him. Other days, he just sits there until the sundown. And then, the day off. This kind of life.
What do you think of it?
Would you like it?
I heard someone saying before,
"Nursing home is the end of the world."
How sad!!
:'(
Neither I do.
Nursing home is not my favorite at this moment.
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