She needs the care because of her drinking - she has got a mild case of arthritis, but is perfectly capable of walking well with a stick when she's not drunk. Problem is, it's exacerbated by drinking, and she's got a massive vitamin B deficiency which is making all her nerves and muscles malfunction. Other problem is, she and her mother are convinced she'll "never walk again" and that it's dangerous for her to try because she's an epileptic (i.e. she gets the DTs).
I can't put her in a home because she's only 55 - to get her compuslory care, I'd have to have her sectioned, but the mental health act over here doesn't allow you to get her sectioned if her main problem is drug or alcohol addiction. Sigh.
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Date: 2007-05-18 09:00 am (UTC)I can't put her in a home because she's only 55 - to get her compuslory care, I'd have to have her sectioned, but the mental health act over here doesn't allow you to get her sectioned if her main problem is drug or alcohol addiction. Sigh.