I didn`t want to hijack Gillybob`s thread, so started another. Our eldest daughter is 50, 51 in December. She still lives with us, is disabled through rheumatoid arthritis, but can do a certain amount of things. The problem, well, MY problem, is her hygiene, or distinct lack of it. I wash her hair for her, as she can`t manage it, but I have to practically force her to have it done, but as for washing, she thinks that washing her hands and face before going to bed is enough. The dirt on her body is obvious to anyone, especially her legs and feet, and not to put too fine a point on it, she smells, bad, and her two sisters have noticed as well, so it`s not just me. Part of that problem is that she wets herself a lot, I have a waterproofed pad on the seat of her chair, but they don`t stay fresh for long. Trouble is, whenever I mention her cleanliness, it`s like water off a duck`s back, she just doesn`t respond at all. And she won`t let anyone see her undressed, so can`t offer to wash her. She has never had a boyfriend, rarely leaves the house, the last time was two and a half years ago, because she thinks people are staring at her, and to be honest, they do, and she spends every minute of the day on her laptop, playing some game or other, from when she gets up, around 9.30 to 10am, till she goes to bed, usually around 3am, even has her plate on top of her keyboard at mealtimes so she can keep playing, and doesn`t stop to watch TV, says she can watch and play.
My husband has never been the most hygienic of people, doesn`t wash enough, and it looks like she`s going the same way. I`m 71, not that fit myself, and don`t know how to cope with this, also I feel as if by telling people I`m betraying her in some way. I`m going to post this quick before I change my mind.
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