@JayneC674218wrote:
My mother in law has lived in my home for almost three years. She will complain about me to health care professionals I think for sympathy. She is 92. Ok I get she will confuse things. She told her bone Dr ,that I don't like physical therapy to come in the house. PT comes twice a wk now. My husband and I were floored. It's always she(me) wont let me. Help
Hi Jayne,
Wow, that's awful! And i apologize for not seeing your post before now. Hm. Sounds like there's something going on there with her. Does she feel neglected by her son? so, doesn't like you to care for her? Maybe she feels safe complaining about YOU but can't about her beloved son? (You know how moms can be about sons sometimes...) If you are there when the PT is there, and you can learn what the therapist is doing, and can then help your mother in law do the exercises, then what is she complaining about? Or maybe you are doing all that and she just wants to complain.
What a drag to be a caregiver and then be accused of not caregiving!
Can you share what your history is with her? And how your husband is dealing with this? I hope he's backing you up.
Although it may be hard to find where you're located, there are therapists who come to the home; perhaps she's depressed. Probably is depressed. She's lost her independence. Or you and your husband can go talk to someone and get some advice on how to help her feel less deprived.
Or you might have to just accept this behavior and keep correcting the impressions of the doc and physical therapists, etc. as you and your husband help her. She's got some dementia, you said? Might just be a bit of craziness you have to endure.
I hope not.
Tell us more?
Jane