Am so sorry for creating multiple threads on the challenges I've faced with DM over the last few months
To be brief she has multiple health conditions and has been admittted to hospital 4 times over the last 6 weeks. She has finally gone to a NH for respite with a view to making it permanent.
This morning the Matron rang to say they'd found DM this morning with deep cuts all over her arms.
It appears she'd brought a pair of scissors back from hospital and hidden them somewhere.
I am poleaxed! She has always been prone to low mood and negativity but nothing in this scale.
The GP has been called and I am waiting for a report.
I can't help but think there is some sort of connection with the 'mild seizures' she had durjng the longest hospital stay. The brain scan came back clear but all I can say is that she has been 'changed' since then.
She's like a truculent, obstructive toddler; won't cooperate and confused. She also had a varying hold on reality. Her eyesight has also rapidly deteriorated
I visited the NH this morning and through her window accused me of abandoning her, that she's been weeks (it's actually 2 days), that everyone is unkind and that 'something scratched her arms in the night' 
This is all so out of character.
When the nurse spoke to her about the cuts DM
just brushed it off and said her arms were itchy.
However, when I was cleaning her house the other day I found several scraps of paper with notes about how bad her life was, how much pain she was in and even reference to overdose.
Not sure what I'm asking if what I can even do but is it possible that the seizures brought on brain injury causing this behaviour?
Could it be some sort of rapid onset dementia?
Or is it just the culmination of being unwell and tumultuous few months?
Just don't know what to think or do. Am also anxious she will put her place at the NH in jeopardy.