Dad (83),who is quite far down the dementia path, has now settled into a nursing home.
In between the struggle to make sense of their finances and benefits (nightmare) we’ve noticed signs that mum may too be heading that way.
However a year after dad was diagnosed mum confided that they wish they hadn’t bothered as he went downhill rapidly once he knew. It took months to get any drugs and they didn’t seem to make any difference.
With this in mind I think it unlikely mum will willingly undertake any tests, preferring to ignore it instead (something she has much previous for).
From what I’ve see then, I can’t think of any reason to explore a diagnosis as she’s unlikely to want any help offered as she’s stubbornly independent.
What would you do?
In between the struggle to make sense of their finances and benefits (nightmare) we’ve noticed signs that mum may too be heading that way.
However a year after dad was diagnosed mum confided that they wish they hadn’t bothered as he went downhill rapidly once he knew. It took months to get any drugs and they didn’t seem to make any difference.
With this in mind I think it unlikely mum will willingly undertake any tests, preferring to ignore it instead (something she has much previous for).
From what I’ve see then, I can’t think of any reason to explore a diagnosis as she’s unlikely to want any help offered as she’s stubbornly independent.
What would you do?