Lately my mom, who has dementia, is so terrified of falling. It is becoming a big problem because she freezes up and wont move. This morning I got her to the bathroom and she hung on to the sink and wouldnt let go..she only had two steps to get to the toilet and wouldnt move. I had a geribelt on her..had her and tried to reassure her all is well. Had to get her to move and then she screams. I feel so bad..but I have to get her sit down. Once she sits down she starts crying. Then when I told hwer to stand up..she kept saying she cant..which I know she can because she does it all the time.
But Chiro, the one time we were ever got him off the bed, on the wheelchair, in the car to go to the clinic - was within a month of being released from the hospital. We forced him to go because Medicare requires that after a patient is release from the hospital, they must see their primary doctor within a month for home care services and home physical therapy. (I think it was a month.) He grabbed on tightly to anyone handy and also on the car door. It was awful! And embarrassing as we tried to get him to let go both the human body and the car door so that he can SIT inside the car. I told brother that the next time father needs to go to the clinic - I'm calling the private ambulance! We will pay the $200.00 roundtrip cost.
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