Meeting with the consultant

Well the meeting was to put it mildly interesting. Edna ended up attending the meeting because (as she rightly said) it wasn't right to discuss things behind her back. Fortunately when we got called she needed to go via the toilet and didn't object to me going in without her. Then she took AGES to find her way in, so I had plenty of time to express my concerns. Dr Main then put my concerns to her - snd aslthough she didn't accept them exactly, sher was less aggressive than she wuld ahve been if I had been saying the same things.

Treatment STILL hasn't started - for reasons I understand but Dr Main clearly doesn't. One of the junior medical staff has that as a top priority to sort out tomorrow. My guess is it maye turn up tomorrow at QE, in which case she may get her first dose on Wednesday.

The bottom line from the meeting is that there is no pwer on earth that can force Edna to accept help if she doesn't want it/accept she needs it. Dr Main said that yo-yo admissions may be more acceptable than other options. That is all very well for HIM to say - I am not so sure.

On the plus side she will be discharged home with the new treatment which should get her cognition better so hopefully she will care for herself better and may be able to manage her medication better. Aso Dr Main has suggested reviewoing her medication and stopping anything that isn't totally necessary so that will make things better as well.

I had a quick word with the social worker - but need a longer one I think. She knows there are limits on what I can do - but also knows I am willing to do as mch as I can if that makes the difference between her staying at Fosters or not.

Edna has ifetn mentioned that she might like to go into a private nursing home 'for a while' I may try to suggest to her that she might like to pay for more help at home to make her life easier. Trouble is carers can't do medication - and my big concern is she will manage that even if it is simplified. Someone has got to make sue the uses her patch AND uses her nebuliser. Tat may well be ther definign factor in what happens to her when she leaves Selly Oak.

Sadly she us still living in her own little world. She has lost a 5.00 note from her purse - and thinks the nurses have stoeln it.In the course of searching for the money I discovered a disgusting smelly gone mouldy peice of cake in the pot where she soaks her false teeth. Again she blamed the nurses for putting that in there.

It was clear all the people in the meeting realised how confused she is and are not going to take what she says at face value. That is a relief.

I will be interested to know what srt of response they get from the wardens when they ask them about Edna.