Morning, how's your day going so far?

SueHeath

Just had a phone call from the nursing home - Father in Law only been there a week and he's had a fall. hit his nose and paramedics think he needs stitches so back to the hospital now - just hope he's not left un attended as he will try to escape.

Alex_Alumni

Oh @SueHeath I hope he gets patched up and is safe and well soon, this sounds quite familiar and reminds me of my grandad, who had more and more falls as time went on in his nursing home, due to Parkinson's disease. After a little while he wasn't so interested in escaping either!

It can be quite a sad thing to see at times, but we knew that he was in the safest place, and it took away a lot of our worries compared to when he was still living at home  

Do you know if he's there on a temporary basis?

SueHeath

Hi @Alex_Scope Father in laws got dementia with challenging behaviour poor man has been in hospital since February this placement is for assessment but if he does settle okay and they have room we will keep him there. It's further away from us then we wanted but as you have probably heard there is a lot of problems with places being available, especially in the more secure nursing homes.

Alex_Alumni

Well I'm glad they can keep him there if he settle's okay, I'm sure moving again might make him more anxious and distressed.

I am sorry to hear though. I knew a few friend's of older relatives who completely changed with their dementia, and became quite aggressive when they just weren't anything like that before.

Keep us updated with how he gets on, hopefully he can recover from his fall soon. 

janer1967

@SueHeath sorry about father in law 

Seems like day for accidents 

I got call from school toby dislocated his knee again on a school trip so I've been at a&e with him all afternoon 

Back in brace on crutches and appt with consultant on Mon 

Glad everyone having good day 

L_Volunteer

That sounds really difficult @janer1967. How are you and Toby feeling at the moment?

Hopefully, being back in brace on crutches and appt with the consultant on Monday will help.

Please let us know if we can do anything to support you both 

Sandy_123

I hope your father in law is OK @SueHeath
Hope Toby  is not in too much pain  and gets sorted Monday 

66Mustang

Sorry that several have had a bad day today, hopefully tomorrow is a better one for you and hope everyone gets well soon.

I am off to bed now, see you tomorrow everyone.

SueHeath

Morning All It's THURSDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY xx

janer1967

Good morning I'm up early abs all jobs done not like me think I will need nap later 

Oh the joy of a teen in pain 

Sandy_123

Morning all,  only job I've done so far is make breakfast and coffee. 

leeCal

Up with the lark this morning, too hot to lay in. 
Had egg on toast with bacon for breakfast, I don’t remember the last time I had that, years ago. I actually wanted cornflakes and ice cold milk with sugar but...haven’t got any of those things! 

Then i went for a short walk, I’m losing a bit of weight anyway.

stay cool everyone.😎

janer1967

Yes he could sit outside bur he isn't really one for sitting in the sun 

He will be on his xbox no doubt after he done some homework 

66Mustang

“Grumpy” is coming today and has lots of problems going on which no doubt will be everyone else’s fault.

I think I’ll be upstairs a lot for the next few days and posting on here for a bit to keep me occupied!!!

Hope I don’t sound unsympathetic, I am sympathetic, I just don’t understand people taking their issues out on others.

SueHeath

Hi all i feel like i'm back in the land of the living now ha ha.
Sorry to hear about Toby @janer1967 hope he gets sorted quick, 
Been a morning of phone calls - Father in Law is on an assessment ward now waiting to hear what Doc has to say.
Luckily Brother in Law not in work today and they are allowing him to visit at 1 hopefully get more news then. xxx

janer1967

Thanks @SueHeath hope your father in law is doing well and you get some news 

Had a rough night toby in lots of pain he sleeping now think mum needs to as well 

SueHeath

I agree @janer1967 rest when you can darling - bless him i bet the pain is horrible.
Just as long as they let him back to the nursing home - he's had far to much time spent in hospital xxx

janer1967

@SueHeath do you know how he managed to fall fingers crossed he gets back to the home 

SueHeath

The manager of the home said he had been restless all day and going round trying the doors, he's an escape artist @janer1967 and tired himself out. He's not allowed his walking stick because of his aggression xxx

leeCal

I’ve been helping set up tables for an old fashioned jumble sale this morning. Hot work but necessary.