Sorry its not exactly contractor-related. Although as a contractor, client is less likely to let you disappear for weeks to sort personal stuff out. And of course they're definitely not going to pay you...
I know its OT but it is a serious thread so please...
Didn't realise until recently how difficult it is with an elderly parent whos struggling mentally.
Dad is 82 and physically has been ok. Hes always been a bit cantankerous but I've just put up with it.
He was ill a few months ago with a chest infection. It cleared up but hes still got a slight cough. But its affected him very badly.
Hes absolutely convinced that there is something seriously wrong with him. In the last few months, hes probably called the GP out 20 times, phoned an ambulance twice, been admitted to hospital on his insistence twice (they sent him home each time). About 30 doctors/paramedics have told him hes fine.
BUT they all just pass him on and no-one has sat him down and considered his mental state. Such is the NHS.
He wont give me permission to speak his GP. He wont listen to me when I say hes getting a little stressed and needs to talk with his GP. In his world, there is no such thing as mental illness.
Of course, no diagnosis, social services wont do anything - I've tried. Life can be tough...
Anyone expereienced anything similar?
BTW - I'd let him crash with me for a bit but, as I've sure I've mentioned before, I've got a wife whos ill anyway has family in to help her when Im not there. It'd pretty much mean I'd have to quit and look after them both.
I know its OT but it is a serious thread so please...
Didn't realise until recently how difficult it is with an elderly parent whos struggling mentally.
Dad is 82 and physically has been ok. Hes always been a bit cantankerous but I've just put up with it.
He was ill a few months ago with a chest infection. It cleared up but hes still got a slight cough. But its affected him very badly.
Hes absolutely convinced that there is something seriously wrong with him. In the last few months, hes probably called the GP out 20 times, phoned an ambulance twice, been admitted to hospital on his insistence twice (they sent him home each time). About 30 doctors/paramedics have told him hes fine.
BUT they all just pass him on and no-one has sat him down and considered his mental state. Such is the NHS.
He wont give me permission to speak his GP. He wont listen to me when I say hes getting a little stressed and needs to talk with his GP. In his world, there is no such thing as mental illness.
Of course, no diagnosis, social services wont do anything - I've tried. Life can be tough...
Anyone expereienced anything similar?
BTW - I'd let him crash with me for a bit but, as I've sure I've mentioned before, I've got a wife whos ill anyway has family in to help her when Im not there. It'd pretty much mean I'd have to quit and look after them both.
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