Crikey she has been a worry all my life with her pill popping and wild antics on her motorbike when she was in her 60's!! I spent many a time rushing to hospital after I had heard she had been in an accident. Fortunatly she no longer has the motorbike....but I think she may be popping a wee too many pills.....as I found out when I phoned her last night at the usual 9pm!
I shall explain!
When she first moved in and I still had my nasty cold, she gave me some whacky painkillers with a warning of "Only take one!!! they are VERY strong!!" Well silly cow here (me) decided to actually take 2 one evening, and I was totally off my head, and it was indeed scarey, and needless to say I haven't taken them since (I shall stick to Asrpin! LOL).......BUT!...my Mum has also been on the highly addictive Temezapam sleeping tablets for over 30 years...Now back to my 9pm phone call last night! For a start it took her ages to answer the phone and when she did, I actually began to wonder if it was my Mum who I was speeking too!! She was slurring her words and not making any sence and when I asked her about it she laughed and just said "Ha!!! and your p***ed!!" Anyway, because I could hardly understand a word she was saying I cut the call short, had supper and went to bed only to be awake by 4am worrying about her, and I have concluded she may be over-medicating! If she is taking these very strong pain killers as well as the sleeping tablets, they will send her into fairy land!!! and at her age, is highly dangerous!! Now the thing is with my Mum, she will just go on a freaky if I suggest this too her (as usual) and either blame me, or the Doctor or whoever else she has in mind...so I have to come up with another plan, with the decision NOT to ring her at 9pm to see if she is ok! (I couldent understand a word she was saying last night anyway so a phone call is a bit pointless) I fully understand the stress she is under with the move and all the things wrong with the flat like taps not working and murkey water ect, but she wanted this, just not all the hassles that go with moving! Now this morning she phoned me at 9am and sounded as bright as a button!! "Oh you sound better!" I had exclaimed to her, where she hastily passed the whole thing off, blaming it on having a bad stomach!! Sorry Mum...but a bad stomach dosent make you slurr your words and talk nonsense!!
Today I have some more parcels to post so I have to go into town again soon and Mum says she wants to meet me for some more shopping, as she put it "I have a list as long as my arm!" but she still has to wait in for the chap coming to fix her taps! So I explained I could only wait untill a certain time and then I would have to go with or without meeting her, so I suggested if the repair man comes she should ring me and let me know if she is ready or not.
OMG parents can be such a worry!!
I just dont want a 75 year old drug addict on my hands...the decision to stop phoning her is a difficult one.......But what can I do?