6.2
Forgot where I am with Dad updates but briefly the ward he’s on now is low dependency neuro which is good. Maxillofacial might operate this weekend on the fractured eye socket and jaw bone but might not. Scans yesterday show “far fewer” bleeds than previously so that‘s improving too.
His memory has taken a whack though. Short term is very off especially. Docs are all saying it’s normal though, along with the quite severe mood swings.
Was supposed to head to my brother and sister-in-law yesterday but decided not to. There’s often unspoken tension between mum and s-i-l that I’m inevitably drawn into mediating. Mum had already said she was upset with her because she’s not phoned once to see how dad is. I pointed out that my brother, her husband, has called mum and dad numerous times a day; they’ve both visited dad; she’s offered to feed mum when she gets home from the hospital etc and more importantly she was raised in a different family that shows love in a different way to us. None of which suggests that she doesn’t love mum or dad.
Of course if I am forced to play mediator that can paint me into a corner where the result is that mum is upset. I decided that the three of them were better just spending time together without me yesterday. It was the right decision and it meant I could watch the Traitors final live!!
The madness of kin
