Good news – Jeff rang last night to say that he had managed to arrange an appointment in August (14th) with his psychiatrist – Dr Malcolm Roberts. Once again this has a twofold purpose – hopefully to try and help Rick take the first steps in some sort of therapy, and also to have Dr Roberts prepare another report for the DVA. Rick has not been able to get any work in the last couple of years since retiring, and his options are very limited now. The depression makes it very difficult for him to perform in any type of employment where there is stress or management bureaucracy, and the requirement to stay out of the sun precludes any form of outside work, such as fruit picking or orchard work. Additionally, our nomadic lifestyle is not really conducive to employment.
Bad News – had a phone call this morning at 5am. Mum has fallen yet again, but this time has done quite a bit more damage. Subject to X-Rays, the nurse at Chelsea believes that she has probably broken her hip. She was admitted to Maryborough Hospital, and subsequently transferred to Hervey Bay Hospital where a further examination and x-rays confirmed the diagnosis. The doctors decided that she would need surgery to put pins in the hip, which of course has it’s own problems.
Fortunately, Brett and Joanne are still in Hervey Bay at Emiley’s, so are very convenient to the hospital. They have both done a wonderful job in staying on top of what is happening, and just being there for Mum. She’s not really making a lot of sense unfortunately, because she can’t remember what happened and she is very confused about where she is and why she’s there.
Took a drive down to Baldivis this morning to have a look at Bonney’s Motor Home Park. It’s actually located at the WA Water Ski Park, and is quite nice. Lots of green lawns and not many vans. This apparently is where people who travel WA with dogs come to, as there are not many caravan parks around Perth that accept pets. We’ve booked to come down here next Tuesday. $120 for the week, which is a lot better than Coogee.
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