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By Bill Alcock, published 4/12/2014I am scared stiff that I may be confined indefinitely in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer's, dementia, incontinence and the like.
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We wanted her to go into the local country hospital for some physiotherapy treatment so she could come home, but no, her platelet count was too high for them to handle they said. Take her to the local nursing home they said. If they considered the nursing home more competent than they were, god help us.
Worse than for many others, she was still mentally sound. She could still recognise all the family, & talk sensibly. She lay in bed on her back, wishing to die, for 7 months.
I visited her 6 days a week, as I could imagine how dreadful it was for her. The Nursing home staff were amazed. Some of their patients were lucky to see anyone fortnightly.
I promised myself I would not go out that way. I'd left it too late to help her, we had expected her home, but I won't make that mistake myself.
Good luck Bill. I hope you get a satisfactory result.