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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Well I honestly dont know how I am doing. I'm scared we will have no choice but for him to go in the hospital for IV antibiotics and this damn plague wont allow me to be with him.
I typed up all his medications and physical history, I include this newly found Brain volume lose, and asked whoever to please ask him questions and allow him time to answer , because they rapid fire he wont be able to think of anything.
So Basically I go from scared to angry to sad. My brain just never stops !
Thanks for asking  Im trying to take this day by day, but its more hour by hour at this point ..
So yeah ... Lots of tears here |
For what it's worth, I think you're a wonderful wife to Steve. You Are very caring and understanding.
I hope Steve's infection will go away, whether he ends up in the hospital or not. You are a great advocate for him either way.
I agree that rapid fire questions will overwhelm him. My dementia grandma was the same way. In fact, sometimes these social workers rapid fire ON PURPOSE in order to discharge someone early. It is a really sh_tty thing to do, but we have had this experience with both of my grandmas.
If at all possible, ask if you can be on speaker phone or video chat when Steve has to sign something. I believe (but not 100% sure) you legally have the right to "be there" even if you aren't able to go in person, and it shouldn't matter whether you have a POA or not. You can ask him questions like, "do you understand this form you have to sign? Can you repeat what the form is asking?"
If, at the end of the day, he cannot explain what the form is for, then tell the social worker that s/he needs to explain again. If you yourself need to, you can tell him what the form is about and what he is signing for. If he still cannot understand, then tell the social worker that any signature he gives is legally invalid because he does not know what he is signing for. That forces them to find someone who can legally sign for him.