Hi again, my second post. I rang the Alzheimer line today as it is very hard knowing what to do for my Mum, she is 77 and was diagnosed properly a few weeks ago.
She has been suffering with her memory for a couple of years and had lots of tests like memory and head scans but all came back as she had nothing, after the last test a nurse came round and told my Dad that 2 years ago when she did have a cat scan it did show up that the dementia was there, but they never told us.
It has been awful these past few weeks as her memory is terrible at the minute and she is having a few hallucinations, but no one has told us how to handle these sort of situations, she says if we did not see them then we have a ghost in the house.
My Dad is 81 this year but a very active man who likes to be in the garden and his shed making things, but my mum now keeps asking him to come inside to watch tv.
She can still take care of herself by washing herself and styling her hair, doing some housework but asking my Dad what he would like for tea is a task in itself, he decides on something then gets something he never even asked for. He gives her tablets everyday as she has a minor heart attack back in February, she sometimes thinks he is giving her tablets she does't need so he has to explain why and who gives her the prescription.
My Dad, sister and I are totally blown away with whats happened, our day to day lives are all up in the air, it is affecting my work life too as all i can think of is my parents.
We just don't know how to handle things anymore, so looking forward to the leaflets that are coming and also glad i came online and found this site.
Thank you in advance for any replies
She has been suffering with her memory for a couple of years and had lots of tests like memory and head scans but all came back as she had nothing, after the last test a nurse came round and told my Dad that 2 years ago when she did have a cat scan it did show up that the dementia was there, but they never told us.
It has been awful these past few weeks as her memory is terrible at the minute and she is having a few hallucinations, but no one has told us how to handle these sort of situations, she says if we did not see them then we have a ghost in the house.
My Dad is 81 this year but a very active man who likes to be in the garden and his shed making things, but my mum now keeps asking him to come inside to watch tv.
She can still take care of herself by washing herself and styling her hair, doing some housework but asking my Dad what he would like for tea is a task in itself, he decides on something then gets something he never even asked for. He gives her tablets everyday as she has a minor heart attack back in February, she sometimes thinks he is giving her tablets she does't need so he has to explain why and who gives her the prescription.
My Dad, sister and I are totally blown away with whats happened, our day to day lives are all up in the air, it is affecting my work life too as all i can think of is my parents.
We just don't know how to handle things anymore, so looking forward to the leaflets that are coming and also glad i came online and found this site.
Thank you in advance for any replies