My Mother's Grief Was Too Much For Her
After my brother passed away my mother just couldn't handle it. He was her first born child and her only son. He and my parents had bought a farm together, so my mom got to see him and feed him every day. She was thrilled that she got to see him so much. His dream was to fix up an old house and move to the farm so that he could be near my parents. He never got the old house finished.
After his passing, my mom didn't really care about anything anymore. She wouldn't hardly eat, and became severely depressed. She lost so much weight that she didn't even look like herself anymore. My sister started taking her to doctor after doctor. All they did was put her on drugs, which made things even worse. Before this, my mother wasn't taking any drugs, and she was in her 80's! The drugs made her confused. The lack of nutrition from not eating made her even more confused.
They said that my mom had dementia in 2013. None of us believed that. She was fine mentally before my brother passed away. They even said that she should go to a geriatric psych ward in the hospital for evaluation. My dad and sister agreed. It just made me mad! I wouldn't agree with them, which made my dad and sister mad at me. I didn't care. I wasn't going to act like something that was wrong was perfectly okay! I loved my mom, and she didn't deserve to be in a psych ward!
Lesson Learned: When there is great loss, the mind often can't deal with it, but that doesn't mean a person is crazy and psychotic.
#HerFirstBorn, #EmpyFeelings, #PsychoMom, #LIVEWithDonna, #ThePheonixRisingWoman
Comments
Post a Comment