A litle light reading

A think envelope plopped through the letter box this morning. It was the leaflets promosed my by the Alzheimer Society. I have had a quick read of them - especially the ones that are specifically about dementia . I recognise a lot of the symptoms and some of the advice on how to talk to and deal with a dementia sufferer was also useful. I need to go through them all slowly and carefully.

Steve came with me today to visit her. He said she was a LOT better thsn when he lsdst saw her (Sunday) She looked better than she did yesterday. I had a quick word with the sister when we got there. (Edna was dozing) I got the impression she didn;t feel the Rivastigmine was making a great deal of difference. I just wush I knew how long it should take to see some results. The staff on the ward won;t know becasue they've never the patch before.

Steve and I had a very lucid converstasion with her all about the 3 piece suite he had just bougfth and the carpets he is hoping to organize and order on Monday. But interposed with that was some stuff from 'Planet Edna' The most outrigeous was the botom end of the ward is a club in the evenings. Mind you earlier in the week she was telling me the ward opened for waifs and strays overnight. The lady in the bed next to her is her friend Doris Pilkington - although the lady (real name Diana Stokes) doesn't admit she knows Edna. Edna doesn't want to push the matter with her.

But at least she was pleasant and friendly. It makes a nice change.

I took a quick trip to Fosters today to take one of Edna's walkers back to her flat. There were some of the ladies in the common room and one of them asked me how Edna was. I wasn't sure what to say. I can't explain what is wrong with Edna, but obviously she isn't OK or she wouldn't still be in hospital. So I settled for a rather evasive 'She is OK ish'.


I have told her brother Len what she has been diagnosed with and will tell June (her niece) when i get hold of her. They are her family and in my opinion need to know. But I winder what Edna would say ?

I need to think very carefully about what I do and say in relation to Edna and ne very sure I am doing what SHE would want if she wa she was in posession of her faculties.