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Oh me (another MiL post - feel free to SOB)

by Novel

Sep 11, 2014

She rang us at 2 am to ask why we weren't there to collect her. She realised almost immediately what she'd done and spent the next 5 minutes apologising, while I tried to calm her down and get back to bed.

At 3am, she rang again because she couldn't sleep because she felt so bad about disturbing us and she wanted to apologise again. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

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Betty Ann Makes me tired just to think about those middle of the night calls.

It sounds as if she means well, but just isn't functioning well enough to act appropriately and you are paying some of the price.

I hope that tonight will be much calmer. Perhaps she's tired enough from last night that she will sleep through the night-- and you ca...See More

Sep 11, 2014

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mariep I wonder if she is sleeping more during the day and thus is awake at night. My MIL did this for a while when she was in the secure unit (Alzheimer's unit) at the nursing home. Several other residents did so also so I guessing that it is not uncommon.

The staff was able to reconfigure my MIL's sleep/wake schedule to a more typical one, but...See More

Sep 11, 2014

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Annise Novel, I seem to recollect that it is your SIL that insists mom stay in her home? Or is that someone else. Anyway, if it is her, then she should be the one taking the early morning calls should she not? Or maybe you should be calling her after your MIL calls you to tell her about the calls. I don't know- it sounds to me as if your MIL is lonely and...See More

Sep 12, 2014

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Novel Yes, Annise, I so agree with this. She would love company - she craves it. Wish I could persuade husband, SiL and BiL to actually do something!

I think her daughter does receive some of these calls too.

Sep 12, 2014

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