Mum has been unwell, however has now made an excellent recovery
It’s been a difficult 6 or so weeks since my last post. Dad of course is still unwell, and in a palliative care ward with his brain cancer. He has beaten all the odds, and survived a good 6 months after the operation to remove the brain cancer. Unfortunately, the prognosis isn’t great, and he was only given approx 6 months left to live.
Although Dad is still able to recognise people, he can barely move now, barely talk and barely compose thoughts. It is terrible to see dad as he is, and one of the worst things is not knowing how long he has left with us.
The good thing, is that he is not in pain and is quite comfortable.
On top of this, Mum was increasingly causing us distress over the past 6 or so months. We didn’t know why. The issue was that she was saying things that didn’t make sense. She was claiming a whole lot of things that weren’t true, and generally appearing depressed and psychotic.
Tomoko and I decided approx 6 weeks ago (after she requested for help), to take her to St Vincents Emergency ward to get checked out (we knew there was something wrong Psychologically).
Mum was diagnosed with Psychosis and severe depression. We figured this had to do with Dad, however, it now appears that she had been suffering from this prior to dad getting ill.
Mum was put under the health act, and kept at hospital (mainly because she has suicidal tendencies). She was kept under care for 4 weeks.
The good news, is that mum was released last week, and is currently residing in a hospice in Bronte (until she feel happy to return home). She is not kept against her will, instead she is free to go home whenever she wants.
The improvement has been incredible. She is the happiest I have seen her for several years. She appears much more capable of dealing with dad’s illness, and is coping really well.
I am very proud of Mum, because she has overcome the Psychosis and depression which was crippling her only 6 weeks ago.
I just wish I had picked up her suffering a long time ago, and helped her to overcome it then. She will be on treatment for probably quite a while. However, the treatment is working really well in her case, and I hope she will be able to enjoy the rest of her life now, instead of fearing it as she was before.
On to happier topics. Tomoko is now very pregnant. Baby (Josh), is now due in only 7 weeks. Due 10th June 09.
Josh is huge, Tomoko (being very petite), is looking very pregnant now (I mean her tummy is quite prominent on her small frame).
Tomokoand I are incredibly excited, and can’t wait for the birth of our first baby!
Uncategorized | admin April 3, 2009