She needs meds to help her sleep. Possibly addressing her anxiety would help. She has always had an issue with calling anyone on the phone so basically needs one of us to do the calling for her. However only my brother has a POA for medical and he is not available during the Day and she is reluctant to ask him.
I will be visiting her soon and would like to know if I need for her to sign something for me to be able to discuss her condition and needs with her physician. Or will they talk to me since I am her daughter? She needs an advocate to speak for her since she has some sort of social phobia.
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Please keep us posted on how you both are doing,
Carol
Down the road, there is medical poa which allows you to make health decisions if your mom is incapacitated.
Has there been a discussion about Hospice? I seem to recall that you said in another post that no treatment was contemplated. If you have hospice, you can speak to the Hospice nurse about adequate pain relief and anxiety meds. Be well, my friend.
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Melatonin is available without prescription in health food stores, pharmacies and even the supermarket.
We've continued this at home and six mg. of melatonin at bedtime works beautifully. I crush it and mix with a bit of applesauce.
Best wishes to you for a resolution to your challenge and blessings of peace for all concerned.
Again, a Nurse of any kind, hospice, homecare, in a faciltiy cannot change a med or add a med without a doctors order. And, no matter where they are, you as their POA (or listed to talk to) has a right to question anything they are doing. If my Aunt hadn't asked a nurse what she was putting in my Uncle's IV, he would have died months before he did. He had a reaction to a lung med and was rushed to the hospital. He then went to rehab and for some unknown reason, the doctor there ordered the med that had almost killed him. I guess he didn't read my Uncles hospital records. Always question and know what is going on.
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