Last week, Ma finally had her appointment with the psychiatrist. She said he was a lovely doctor, and even though the assessment was meant to be an hour, it ran into almost 2 hours, so I guess he was a patient chap. From what I gather, Ma has two diagnosis and she said they overlap ... Borderline Personality Disorder and Bi Polar Affective Disorder Type II. Dr Ostler has devised a plan to wean Mum off her Sertraline and Mirtazapine and then she has to be drug free for 3 months before he decides what mood stabiliser to prescribe. She has 2 weeks on a half dose and then stops. I think she is a bit frightened as she has been on them for 8 years, and I know Dr Parkin said it was a high dose for her tiny frame... Tomorrow is the first week of the half dose and Dad keeps telling Mum how well she is doing.. But Mum has doubts ( she carrys them in a little sack with her ). I notice her looking out the window , and I don't know what makes her face look so sad and lost, as I follow her gaze and all I can see is the wood pigeons fighting over the seed that we put out every day? But I am keeping a very close eye on her for Dad as he wants this "transitional period " to go as smoothly as possible. She is fretting about how much she perspires at the moment, and keeps washing and overloading her deodorant. Mind you, Piggy is viewing this weaning as a blessing in disguise, because Mum is sleeping for England right now, and there's not much Piggy enjoys more than a sleep. The food-dish is always half full for Piggy . Meanwhile I am going to find out as much as I can about Mum's diagnoses so I can be alert.
