well,my first attempt so bear with me lol. for those of you who dont know me im morton, most people shorten it to mort. feel free.im 54,from north norfolk on the coast. im a full time carer for my elderly mother,jean.86 bless her and cripled with arthritis. why am i blogging? sometimes its ruddy hard being a carer,and perhaps,out there in aol land,theres someone sitting in front of their computer screens,thinking they are the only ones,and that no-one understands. well,join the club.lol. mums no trouble,bless.im lucky,theres many older people,(and lot younger) take more looking after than my mum. shes been dependant on me for the past 10 years or more,and bloody hates it lol. she has to use a frame to walk,and can only manage a short distance.otherwise its the dreaded wheelchair.
Im a private sort of person,and i dont often complain but just lately its been getting harder for me to be in my normal caring carer mode.so,i bit the bullet,and rang social services. to ask for a carers assessment. as i really can do with a little break. 10 years with no hols,always on hand, can wear you down,sometimes without you realising its happening. anyway,i spoke to nice lady,explained and asked for an assessment. bearing in mind,in all those 10 years ,ive seen a social worker once,and that was to request the bath to be removed and a shower fitted.which was done. in due course a lady social worker arrived,all happy and smiling sweetly. both me and mum hated her on sight lol. she asked mum loads of questions,with me sitting there thinking,hmmmm odd careres assessment,then she proposed that mum has a carer come in 5 days a week for half an hour in the mornings to wash,and help her dress.thankfully mum readily agreed. also,would see that occupational therapist,( O T) would come and see us and see what help she can give,ok there you are,ive done my bit goodbye. oh,and by the way would you like a carers assessment morton??? ermmmm,i thought that was what i was going to have?? she gave me a nice form to fill in,smiled sweetly,said post that to me wont you when youve done it,and went. oh. lol. sooooo,i filled it in,sent it off.
after a few days,the carers got in touch,came and saw mum and arranged a carer to come 5 days a week at 7am to wash,dress,and shower once a week. tracy,bless her,started the next week,and mum loves her.all i hear in mornings is them laughing,and when mums dressed,and tracys had her tea,( black,no sugar!!! good god.) mum is ready for the day,which for her is her beloved telly.she loves it. daytime tv was made for my mum,and also QVC,that much laughed at shopping channel. i take her out couple times a week in the car.
now,remember that assessment? long time past??? last week,the OT social worker came,and has got us fitted a shower seat,so mum can be washed more easily,mu a new walker,etc. lovely lady. sooooo, she then said,"what about you morton?have you had an assessment?" ermmmm no. it appears theres no record of me asking for one either!!!! she promised to sort it for me,and i await,with baited breath,what happens next. that will do for my first attempt. a bit rambling. and doubt it will get read but hey i do have plenty of time,and this good way to fill it. take care all
4 comments:
well done morton, i didnt know this existed. dunno what to say now feel a bit nervous myself lol your mum is one very lucky lady to have you and i do hope you get that break your after ...you deserve it..lyn
well i think ur mums very lucky to have u mort an yeah its all wrong the way its done being a carer myself i know sum people get everything sum get nothin an its usually the nice people who get nothin ita one of those things if ur face fits or how loud u shout u get it
being a carer is hard work its a 24/7 job when u care for ur own mort its bad enough doin wot i do
pity theres not more people like u around cos on my job i see our old folk left on there own an there familys to busy with there own lives to bother an thats one in five familys
i have just cum out of a job were i looked after a lady 41 i did 40hrs with her an more treated her like family but family decided they wonted 2 take care on 3 girls left with out work this the same family that never visted
it lasted a week just heard 2day family cant cope wont care back in may not get r firm now all 2 do with money
anyway im ramblin a bit now but mort u r an angel u shud get more help u fight 4 it luv
hope u get there in the end luvly man
bernie xxxx
well done and welcome to the mad world of bloggers, a brilliant way to spit venom at the authorities and get negative feelings out of your system, dont know where i would be without mine xxxxx Nina
PS you are now installed in my favourites, and i will be here to check spelling, punctuation and grammar, and will get over for that coffee soon x
just read ur second blog hun ...your doing well. i know you find life a drag sometimes not what your doing but the no money and being in such pain and it really doesnt seem fair (and it isnt) theres nothing more can be done but to lose yourself in a fantasy like dream world of the net which can be so fulfilling. we have spent many hours talking laughing and yes dreaming of better things to comeand if not this life im sure we will meet in the next...till next time
your lyn xxxxx
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