Barb Mallut swung:
>>SMACK!! <-- Barb whollops Mark upside his wee head).
OUCH!!! that hurts...
>>Your father IS a "victim" of the disease... Please
don't make him a "victim"
of his son's lack of understanding of what it's REALLY
like to LIVE with that
disease!
That was not my intention...I'm sorry if I sounded insensitive. I was
frustrated over the lack of understanding of others that I have trusted
with my father's care and came off as insensitive myself. Not true!
It's been very tough. My father walked into the hospital seven weeks
ago in a psychotic state and now spends most of his day in a wheelchair,
after having to stop most of the meds he was taking.
There are several things that have me a bit frustrated right now:
Doctors who call back on the fly, without reading the chart, and don't
offer much in the way of advice (I think I've educated them more than
they have helped me, thanks to this list and some other resources).
An assisted living facility that can't figure out how to get the
required lab work needed for a Clozaril script. (Not that easy,btw
given the change in Medicare that took effect on 2/1) It may not be the
right choice, but I'm willing to give the place a chance.
A confused and demanding patient, who I love dearly and want only to
receive the best possible care. He calls for help to the bathroom, then
finishes up and walks out on his own. He calls my sister five or six
times a day over things like wanting ice cream in his Coke. He tells
the PT to hurry up, because he is going to a golf tournament. He asked
for $100 to buy himself some clothes...when I asked how he planned to
get to the mall, he said he would get "one of the nurses" to take him.
With sincere apologies...
Mark Klapper
