I wonder if it could "simply" be that with the nights drawing in and change in the weather - autumnal - your Mum is going into hibernation mode? That's what I call it - I do it myself!
Hugs Tin, hope you don't need to call an emergency doctor but of course you'll do what you have to in your Mum's best interests and for your own peace of mind x
Bless your mum, it's such a shame this illness robs everything from our loved ones and by default so much from us.
That film terrifies me even now, no idea why, there are many scarier films yet it does. X
It could be some of the acting
Oh Tin that did make me laugh!
I'm so sorry to hear of the continuing problems that your Mum is having and I do agree that it sounds like there is still an infection of some sort present or at least still having an effect - I'm sure I've read on here that an infection can have an effect on PWD for some weeks after it has been treated so Mum may well test as clear and actually be clear but still be suffering.
Sorry that's not more positive but if it is only the ongoing effects of infection that at least would mean it's not a deterioration in her dementia.
Having a right royal battle with mum, cannot get her to let me take her trousers down to change pads, cannot even get her to sit on commode or toilet when I do manage to get trousers down. As I am pulling down she is holding tight and pulling up. At this rate I am going to be searching for a stand up toilet! Only been happening for 3 days but the behaviour has already become ingrained.Mum all back to normal now, or seems to be if dementia is anything to go by, but we do now have a question whether or not she has bowel cancer and at the moment I am considering if this should be investigated.
So back to today, for want of a more accurate word mum has been very stubborn especially in the bathroom, she will not cooperate. And so the result is that she is presently wandering around the house with the oddest mixture of clothes on, but no trousers and what I think by now is a very wet pair of pull ups, all the time mumbling to herself. Soon I will have to get out the scissors and quickly cut pull ups off or just rip them at the sides.
In the car this morning she started undoing her seat belt and sitting on the edge of the seat with her hands holding tight to my head rest something she has not done for over a year. and so a 10 minute journey to get home took over half hour because I had to keep stopping and fasten her back in. Have to sort this, but I think she has started to do it so she can touch her dog. Now the dog has to be secured with a lead that has a seat belt fix I may start to put her on front passenger seat.
Tin, I'm no expert, but when you're trying to toilet your mum or change clothes, could you give her something else to hold onto with both hands, perhaps? Mum, please will you help me, I need you to help me, please hold this? Maybe a towel she can really grip or a soft toy or similar? Sorry if that's a rubbish idea and hope someone here will have advice for you.
Cancer seems like a cruel thing for the universe to inflict on top of dementia. I'm so sorry it's even a possibility.
just wondering, if your mum is bothered by backache, would you have a chance to give her a couple of paracetomol half an hour before you want to get ready for bed, and some other times, so it's not so painful - obviously no good for when immediate attention is required