We took mom in for a 2nd opinion this week. That was hard. REAL hard. She is staying at Silverado - and I love them. I think they make her feel dignified while she is suffering a disease that has caused her to lose all of her dignity. She doesnt seem as mad there - she has her days - but she never seems as angry as she seemed at Arbor House. I think the personalities of the care staff have really impacted her. Anyway - the 2nd opinion was hard.
Shannon & I both went to take her to the doctor. We got in the room with the doctor and the doctor asked us about her. Its hard and I think very belittling on mom's self esteem for us to tell the doctor all of our concerns...mentioning all of the things that she can not do - all of her nuances. Then mom has to do these tests - - and I can't help but wonder if she does worse on the tests after hearing the spill that Shan & I just gave. We both really wish that the doctor would talk with us first outside the room then talk to mom separately.
All of this to say - the doctor's diagnosis this time was Alzheimer's Disease. She didn't think it would hurt to order a CT scan, so she ordered that and we go in for that next week. All of this is just so overwhelming - I'm glad we are getting the CT scan & all, but man with everything else going on all of the time...its just rough.
