As usual, I don't want to go into many details, but I think my FA experiences are helping me to be a better caregiver for my mom.
We were doing some normal stuff & she didn't seem right to me. Although anxiety is not a big issue for her, she thought maybe her symptoms were due to anxiety. The more time I spent with her, the more I felt that this was not correct.
I asked for her to call a doc & she.did.not.want.to. Not at all. Adamant & starting to get mad at me.
I, in turn, started to feel frustrated & angry ... I hear CM's "voice" ... I find it unhelpful to get angry.
Then I remembered how the Serene&Wise1 s/w my dh about FA ... "Well, I can't force you to follow my advice, but ... "
so I applied my FA-Jedi skills ...
calmly ...
"Well, I can't force you to call the doc, but ... "
She saw a doc who sent her to the hospital ... it was very important that she went to the hospital.
TY to CM & Dr-FA-Yoda.