Is it any wonder that this has coincided with Mums Geritrician clinic sending his recent review of Mum, to her address instead of mine!! I was so angry!
She has all but forgotten about the letter now, but she was most upset when she gave it to me but didn't ask questions.
Since this Mum is now confused about dates.
Her phone displays the day and month. She will say " why does my phone say August 1st"
When you explain that the date today is August 1st she will say " and what will it be tomorrow"
So you explain today is August 1st, tomorrow is August 2nd, the next day is August 3rd etc
She says " oh is that how it works, no one told me. So what will my phone say tomorrow? Do the dates just go on and on? "
Also I have been doing Mums medication for last 2 yrs.
She has a box with Mon-Sun and has breakfast, evening and bed tablets.
I over see her evening and bed tablets in particular.
Now she is asking if she has to take her tablets at breakfast, and if she takes the breakfast ones, she then thinks she has done something wrong.
Now seems to be confused between breakfast, evening and bedtime?
She is also obssesive with her tablets, constantly talking about them, and as the week progresses and the box becomes more empty she stresses about it. By Friday she is phoning me and asking me constantly when I will fill them up. Which I do every Monday.
Mum also has a lady from Alzheimers Team who picks her up every Monday & Tuesday and takes her to an activity group and has done for over a year.
Now Mum is asking how the lady will know to pick her up, should we phone her, will her groups be on and how will the lady know?
In all other aspects Mum is the same. No physical symptoms of a UTI and is drinking enough. This has been happening for the last 2 weeks since the letter.
Its so worrying as this latest decline has already had Dad close to tears.
Yesterday my sister took Dad for the night, and I stayed with Mum to give him a break.
She has all but forgotten about the letter now, but she was most upset when she gave it to me but didn't ask questions.
Since this Mum is now confused about dates.
Her phone displays the day and month. She will say " why does my phone say August 1st"
When you explain that the date today is August 1st she will say " and what will it be tomorrow"
So you explain today is August 1st, tomorrow is August 2nd, the next day is August 3rd etc
She says " oh is that how it works, no one told me. So what will my phone say tomorrow? Do the dates just go on and on? "
Also I have been doing Mums medication for last 2 yrs.
She has a box with Mon-Sun and has breakfast, evening and bed tablets.
I over see her evening and bed tablets in particular.
Now she is asking if she has to take her tablets at breakfast, and if she takes the breakfast ones, she then thinks she has done something wrong.
Now seems to be confused between breakfast, evening and bedtime?
She is also obssesive with her tablets, constantly talking about them, and as the week progresses and the box becomes more empty she stresses about it. By Friday she is phoning me and asking me constantly when I will fill them up. Which I do every Monday.
Mum also has a lady from Alzheimers Team who picks her up every Monday & Tuesday and takes her to an activity group and has done for over a year.
Now Mum is asking how the lady will know to pick her up, should we phone her, will her groups be on and how will the lady know?
In all other aspects Mum is the same. No physical symptoms of a UTI and is drinking enough. This has been happening for the last 2 weeks since the letter.
Its so worrying as this latest decline has already had Dad close to tears.
Yesterday my sister took Dad for the night, and I stayed with Mum to give him a break.
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