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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 417608" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Thank you all.</p><p>She is not that far gone ... or at least, she wasn't yesterday. Except that she told me that her nephew from Alaska called to say that he was visiting on the 14th and I thought, WTH? He could have emailed me. </p><p>So I emailed him and he wrote back, "JUNE 14. Don't worry, I planned to email you before then."</p><p>Sigh.</p><p>We have an appointment with the talk therapist on the 13th. </p><p>In the meantime, the neuropsychologist at the retirement center is working on a "conservatorship" form, which is called, sadly enough, having her "declared incompetent." She has turned away the Alzheimer's testing psychologist twice now and they cannot complete the testing in one sitting because she cannot focus her attention that long. </p><p> </p><p>I will certainly tell her in therapy that this is the end of the line, and she will absolutely blow up. No matter how many times I've told her, she refuses to accept it and says, "I have the right."</p><p>Well, by the time that appointment comes, she will no longer have the right.</p><p>I have to call the therapist and ask whether we should tell her that. I don't know which will agitate her less.</p><p>Also, she is in close touch with a person she allowed to rent her apt but who is no longer paying anything. That person is adding to her agitation by freaking out and saying that she doesn't have a job and nowhere to live, thus, echoing P's sentiments. I am going to have to block her calls. </p><p> </p><p>Yesterday, to test the waters, I told P that when we were in NY, easy child accidentally packed some memorabilia things such as framed photos, knick knacks and ceramics, in the boxes I packed, which were only to contain fabric, clothing and photo albums, just to see what P's reaction would be. She blew up and said, "I told you I didn't want anyone else touching my things! Even easy child!" </p><p>I responded that she was right there and knew that easy child was helping me and she simply repeated herself.</p><p> </p><p>And by the way, this is going to be my last therapy session with-her. The neuropsychologist said that there is absolutely no point to using cognitive therapy on someone like her. I am going to tell the therapist that and tell her that I am only going to this one last session, and that's it for me. If she wants to waste P's money and her own time, then P has to find her own transportation.</p><p>Hey, the therapist told me to draw boundaries. So I will.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, since P fades in and out, but is totally, totally fixated on this, there is no way she'll let up on it. She will fall into a huge depression and blame it on me. </p><p>No way around it.</p><p>I'll just have to live through it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 417608, member: 3419"] Thank you all. She is not that far gone ... or at least, she wasn't yesterday. Except that she told me that her nephew from Alaska called to say that he was visiting on the 14th and I thought, WTH? He could have emailed me. So I emailed him and he wrote back, "JUNE 14. Don't worry, I planned to email you before then." Sigh. We have an appointment with the talk therapist on the 13th. In the meantime, the neuropsychologist at the retirement center is working on a "conservatorship" form, which is called, sadly enough, having her "declared incompetent." She has turned away the Alzheimer's testing psychologist twice now and they cannot complete the testing in one sitting because she cannot focus her attention that long. I will certainly tell her in therapy that this is the end of the line, and she will absolutely blow up. No matter how many times I've told her, she refuses to accept it and says, "I have the right." Well, by the time that appointment comes, she will no longer have the right. I have to call the therapist and ask whether we should tell her that. I don't know which will agitate her less. Also, she is in close touch with a person she allowed to rent her apt but who is no longer paying anything. That person is adding to her agitation by freaking out and saying that she doesn't have a job and nowhere to live, thus, echoing P's sentiments. I am going to have to block her calls. Yesterday, to test the waters, I told P that when we were in NY, easy child accidentally packed some memorabilia things such as framed photos, knick knacks and ceramics, in the boxes I packed, which were only to contain fabric, clothing and photo albums, just to see what P's reaction would be. She blew up and said, "I told you I didn't want anyone else touching my things! Even easy child!" I responded that she was right there and knew that easy child was helping me and she simply repeated herself. And by the way, this is going to be my last therapy session with-her. The neuropsychologist said that there is absolutely no point to using cognitive therapy on someone like her. I am going to tell the therapist that and tell her that I am only going to this one last session, and that's it for me. If she wants to waste P's money and her own time, then P has to find her own transportation. Hey, the therapist told me to draw boundaries. So I will. Anyway, since P fades in and out, but is totally, totally fixated on this, there is no way she'll let up on it. She will fall into a huge depression and blame it on me. No way around it. I'll just have to live through it. [/QUOTE]
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