http://acaregiversjournal.com/a-few-days-in-the-hospital.html Insights and Shared Stories by Family Caregivers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://acaregiversjournal.com/a-few-days-in-the-hospital.html/comment-page-1#comment-835 Valerie Johnson Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:50:07 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=1013#comment-835 Hi Hattie, Happy New Year. Gladys is anything but compliant. She can be really nice as long as things are going her way; otherwise, watch out! Hi Hattie, Happy New Year. Gladys is anything but compliant. She can be really nice as long as things are going her way; otherwise, watch out!

]]> http://acaregiversjournal.com/a-few-days-in-the-hospital.html/comment-page-1#comment-834 Hattie Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:04:47 +0000 http://acaregiversjournal.com/?p=1013#comment-834 It's so hard. My MIL was hospitalized several times in her last years. The routine you describe of admitting Gladys only after hours of waiting and then holding her for several days is exactly what happened to my MIL. My MIL had a degree of dementia but was compliant. Gladys sounds more like my mother, who enjoyed making scenes. It’s so hard. My MIL was hospitalized several times in her last years. The routine you describe of admitting Gladys only after hours of waiting and then holding her for several days is exactly what happened to my MIL.
My MIL had a degree of dementia but was compliant. Gladys sounds more like my mother, who enjoyed making scenes.

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