My mum was diagnosed with dementia a few months ago (young onset) . I’m about four hours drive away, other family are much closer.
She was unwell this morning (seizure) and then again this afternoon, family rang me to let me know . She hasn’t had one in quite a few weeks if not longer.
I can’t realistically race up the road and nurses looking after her are telling me she’s OK, she’s had rescue meds and she’s fine, but I’m scared. She has a do not resuscitate form and I just keep thinking, if something terrible happens, and I can’t get there fast enough.
Normally I’ve got a lot of good support around me but it being a weekend I don’t have access to that, or not so easily anyway. I’m probably making a fuss of nothing, I don’t want to ring family saying I’m upset as it’s probably not that big a deal, it’s just given me a fright and feeling very much alone and not sure what to do with myself.