Tuesday, December 23, 2008Last night my cat Lucky suffered a stroke and died early this morning, she would have been 9 years old tomorrow (Christmas eve) I'm not sure how much that is in cat years but I know her life was way too short and I miss her terribly.
I still have 2 cats, Scruffy her brother and sooty her cousin, both their mothers lived passed 25 years old so 9 years is not very long at all.
But after the sadness came a little happiness!
I visited my Mum this evening, in her new home, she seems to be settling in nicely and I would like to believe that she is accepting it as her home, only time will tell. We had a pleasent evening then I helped her into bed and said good night.You may think that this is nothing unusual but to me it was special, Mum doesn't know who I am anymore but I feel we still have a close bond. I miss her a lot.
You see Mum has Alzheimers and last May it became apparent after what we now believe was a massive TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack ) and she became very confused, that I could no longer care for her, first she was taken to hospital then to a care home, but after only 6 weeks the home decided that they could not care for her and without warning she was placed in the local mental hospital where she stayed for nearly 3 months. This did absolutly nothing for her except make her worse and her physical & mental health deteriorated rapidly, she stopped eating and became very dehydrated, although the hospital refused to believe this and told us she was doing well, but had become violent and abusive...
So you see, every time I have a pleasent time with my Mum, where we laugh and joke or just sit down cuddling one another it is a moment to treasure... Alzheimers is a terrible desease not only for the sufferer but also for the family.
