Hi,
My dad is a very young 78 year old man who was working up until a few months ago. Over last couple of years we noticed that he was struggling with remembering dates, being able to follow a calendar or diary etc. This got worse although he managed to get by and could mask a lot of his difficulties as he has alway had family support via his daughters. Recently he was diagnosed with a blood clot on his heart and whilst in hospital they did a head scan and gave the preliminary diagnosis of Vascular Dementia. We have been to the Memory clinic and are due to have a follow up this week when we should get the final diagnosis. One of the problems is my dad is very much in denial, says he feels fine, doesn’t have a problem with his memory, doesn’t know why people keep mentioning Dementia etc. He hasn’t driven since prelimary diagnosis as this was advised by the hospital. He is very frustrated about not driving and does not understand why it might not be a good idea to drive. He tells little fibs too which I think is his way of just providing an answer to a question which he hasn’t been able to follow. He doesn’t have a partner so relies on his 3 daughters to look after him. The whole thing is very sad, and we are fearful of the future and losing our dad to this disease. Although from his point of view there is no problem!
My dad is a very young 78 year old man who was working up until a few months ago. Over last couple of years we noticed that he was struggling with remembering dates, being able to follow a calendar or diary etc. This got worse although he managed to get by and could mask a lot of his difficulties as he has alway had family support via his daughters. Recently he was diagnosed with a blood clot on his heart and whilst in hospital they did a head scan and gave the preliminary diagnosis of Vascular Dementia. We have been to the Memory clinic and are due to have a follow up this week when we should get the final diagnosis. One of the problems is my dad is very much in denial, says he feels fine, doesn’t have a problem with his memory, doesn’t know why people keep mentioning Dementia etc. He hasn’t driven since prelimary diagnosis as this was advised by the hospital. He is very frustrated about not driving and does not understand why it might not be a good idea to drive. He tells little fibs too which I think is his way of just providing an answer to a question which he hasn’t been able to follow. He doesn’t have a partner so relies on his 3 daughters to look after him. The whole thing is very sad, and we are fearful of the future and losing our dad to this disease. Although from his point of view there is no problem!