Hi all, I am new on here. Really looking for some support please as I feel quite lost. My father is 82, a retired GP. He was working until the start of 2022 (in a non-clinical capacity). Was extremely devoted to his career and worked in the NHS for 60 years. In October 2022, he had a TIA and seizure, due to a hypertensive crisis. MRI scan indicated moderate small vessel disease. Blood pressure now is well controlled. He suffers with moderate to severe hearing loss, though will not wear his hearing aids as he denies his hearing is a problem (partly pride, partly vanity). Lives with myself and my mother. His short term memory is deteriorating and he constantly repeats himself. He is extremely sensitive and defensive about memory and hearing so these are difficult issues to broach with him and he will not see the GP/nurse for a memory test. I tried to do one covertly but he sussed out what I was doing. He also appears to suffer with low mood, is lacking motivation (previously he was such a disciplined, proactive person) and is slightly volatile at times. I try to spend around 45 mins with him every evening doing word/number games and discussing medical topics (he loves this and his demeanour changes instantly - more like his old self). I do the games to try to maintain some cognition and maintain his working memory. I am trying to set up LPAs for him and my mother as a precaution; father consents to this and does still have capacity to make decision. He is due to have routine bloods done in afew weeks so maybe this will yield something. I have also bought him an Apple AirTag to put on his housekeys. I accept that he is ageing and there is probably some degree of memory loss but this is incredibly hard to come to terms with, given that he was previously the one that looked after others, devoted to his patients, always going above and beyond. Sorry for the moan but I have no one else to share this with. Thank you for reading.