Morning Folks
It has been a long day scraping wood chip wallpaper of the living room ceiling rang the care home at lunchtime just to check up on grandad.
I was shocked that the care home manager said she was about to ring me as grandad has had a fall during the night and they were awaiting the arrival of the GP to check him over as he could not sit up due to the pain in his back.
The home advised that he had got out of bed during the night and fell in his room.
The home called me back after the GP visit and advised that grandad did not appear to have any significant injury, however due to a fall at work many years ago where he had gained a fracture in the lower spine it would be necessary for him to have a spine ex ray.
I assumed that the ex ray would be done as soon as possible and that I would be taking him to hospital asap however the GP left the home and stated that she would do a referral the next day.
So that's why I cannot sleep the thought of him in pain possibly being injured.
although I have spent sometime with him this evening and he appears very drained and confused at least he appears a bit relaxed on his pain killer patch.
It will all be down to the hospital visit sometime tomorrow.
At present my thoughts are on his needs and his care however there is nothing I can do his GP will not discuss his medical status or provide any information to me directly and only to his social worker.
The new social worker states that his GP and his diagnosis is nothing to do with her and I should talk to his GP oh I give up.
Catch 22 then.
I do so wish that he could still be in his own home however the time it has taken and the victimization shown towards myself and family has created a situation where he is now institutionalized and isolated.
I have to sit on the outside looking in at what care he gets, It just feels so wrong.
He held my hand and told me he loved me so I kissed him goodnight.
It has been a long day scraping wood chip wallpaper of the living room ceiling rang the care home at lunchtime just to check up on grandad.
I was shocked that the care home manager said she was about to ring me as grandad has had a fall during the night and they were awaiting the arrival of the GP to check him over as he could not sit up due to the pain in his back.
The home advised that he had got out of bed during the night and fell in his room.
The home called me back after the GP visit and advised that grandad did not appear to have any significant injury, however due to a fall at work many years ago where he had gained a fracture in the lower spine it would be necessary for him to have a spine ex ray.
I assumed that the ex ray would be done as soon as possible and that I would be taking him to hospital asap however the GP left the home and stated that she would do a referral the next day.
So that's why I cannot sleep the thought of him in pain possibly being injured.
although I have spent sometime with him this evening and he appears very drained and confused at least he appears a bit relaxed on his pain killer patch.
It will all be down to the hospital visit sometime tomorrow.
At present my thoughts are on his needs and his care however there is nothing I can do his GP will not discuss his medical status or provide any information to me directly and only to his social worker.
The new social worker states that his GP and his diagnosis is nothing to do with her and I should talk to his GP oh I give up.
Catch 22 then.
I do so wish that he could still be in his own home however the time it has taken and the victimization shown towards myself and family has created a situation where he is now institutionalized and isolated.
I have to sit on the outside looking in at what care he gets, It just feels so wrong.
He held my hand and told me he loved me so I kissed him goodnight.
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