Hi
My dads memory has recently been getting worse, although its always been quite poor we used to rule it off as old age or forgetfulness.
However, now its seems to be progessively worsening. For example he will put stuff in his cupboard and then forgets where he has put it. But doesnt remember that we removed the items from the cupboard a few weeks later. He then gets really worried and trys really hard to remember.
He doesnt complete a task, he will start one thing i.e. Paperwork which never seems to end and then may notice some dust on the floor so will go over to sweep the floor, he says he will forget if he doenst do it there and then. Or he will notice the cereal has finished will pop to the store room to get it, but then comes back and hasnt bought it until he notices the empty bowl and so goes back to the store room. At work he said a few times he has taken the money to the post office to deposit, but when he got to the post office he didnt know why he was there. Although this doesnt happen everytime, is it 'normal' to forget...several time?!.
He repeats himself quite abit and forgets that we have had the same conversation earlier that day or the day before...Also if we having a conversation about something he will be listening and then will interupt and talk about something completly different, it can be percieved as rude if you dont know him, but he says if he doesnt say it there and then he will forget.
Learning new things seems to be a challenge and he finding it difficult to interupt written information e.g. Letters and doesnt seem to understand it where as before he used to. This isnt all the time though.
We often tell him he probably has dementia and suggested he sees a doctor but the doctors seem to be interested in the loss of our mother who died of cancer 3 months ago. Her death has really upset him and he feels lost and confused. But the the docs think he is forgetful because of the depression and loss. I feel that the loss has made it worser as he has become more dependant and almost stopped thinking for himself and relies on us to make decisions for him. But the patterns of forgetting events, things etc has been ongoing for a few years but has become worse over the past year.
Any thoughts welcomed.
My dads memory has recently been getting worse, although its always been quite poor we used to rule it off as old age or forgetfulness.
However, now its seems to be progessively worsening. For example he will put stuff in his cupboard and then forgets where he has put it. But doesnt remember that we removed the items from the cupboard a few weeks later. He then gets really worried and trys really hard to remember.
He doesnt complete a task, he will start one thing i.e. Paperwork which never seems to end and then may notice some dust on the floor so will go over to sweep the floor, he says he will forget if he doenst do it there and then. Or he will notice the cereal has finished will pop to the store room to get it, but then comes back and hasnt bought it until he notices the empty bowl and so goes back to the store room. At work he said a few times he has taken the money to the post office to deposit, but when he got to the post office he didnt know why he was there. Although this doesnt happen everytime, is it 'normal' to forget...several time?!.
He repeats himself quite abit and forgets that we have had the same conversation earlier that day or the day before...Also if we having a conversation about something he will be listening and then will interupt and talk about something completly different, it can be percieved as rude if you dont know him, but he says if he doesnt say it there and then he will forget.
Learning new things seems to be a challenge and he finding it difficult to interupt written information e.g. Letters and doesnt seem to understand it where as before he used to. This isnt all the time though.
We often tell him he probably has dementia and suggested he sees a doctor but the doctors seem to be interested in the loss of our mother who died of cancer 3 months ago. Her death has really upset him and he feels lost and confused. But the the docs think he is forgetful because of the depression and loss. I feel that the loss has made it worser as he has become more dependant and almost stopped thinking for himself and relies on us to make decisions for him. But the patterns of forgetting events, things etc has been ongoing for a few years but has become worse over the past year.
Any thoughts welcomed.
