Duh. Why didn't I read my own blog? Raj's behavior getting less predictable and physical symptoms worsening, lying, impatience & irritability? And Julie's meltdowns always provide a prelude . . .
I saw his med log at the doctor's Monday, and he hasn't taken 2 of his mental-health meds and the colitis med for at least a month, and has several other mistakes on his log (which meds, doses). No wonder he signed up to be someone's wedding photographer without even talking to me about it, and he suddenly remembered a suicide attempt from years ago, and he emailed Y-Princess management stuff at 1am yesterday, and won't stick to our daily check-in time, and he's hoarding cash he's making by taking pictures at Sunrise . . .
This time last year, he stole a credit card & talked somebody into dropping him off at our home (instead of assisted living, where he resides) to surprise my mom and kids while I was away for the weekend. It took about 9 months to have his mental state stabilized enough to be honest about falls (when he'd remember), and for others to feel safe around him, but now we seem to have lost all that progress; And he's irritable and accusing me, on top of it all!
Granted, this isn't as bad as putting some Thailand acreage on our credit card or streaking through the community, but it's still very hard. Who is there but me to clean up these messes? To call the appropriate doctor & battle for insurance coverage? To tell my kids that Daddy is making bad choices, and they probably need to give him some space now?
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