Would like some advice for my work colleague who is in despair. Having spent most of this week drying her tears and feeding her choccy biscuits I have told her I will look for ways to try and help her.
Her mum moved back from Spain 4 years ago and came to live with her. She used to be a fit and healthy lady with tons of energy, she was an artist and had her own pottery business in Spain but wanted to move back to England.
Since coming to live with my friend she has stopped everything including mobility. My friend works full time with me but before she comes to work at 9 she has showered her mum sorted her lunch and her 3 dogs (who also came to live with her) she gets home from work at 6 in the evening and then starts dinner and putting her mum to bed etc etc.
She is demanding, never says a please or a thank you, just moans about absolutely everything. My friend has sorted a companion for a few hours twice a week for her that she really enjoys.
What is sad is listening to my friend this morning whose relationship with her mum is hanging by a thread.
We talked about a residential home for her mum but I also wondered if there is any respite out there that my friend could pay for, say every fortnight? Her mum could go into a home for 4/5 days, have company and actually might really enjoy it.
Any advice welcome as its costing me a fortune in choccy biscuits