Hi there,
My immediate family have all been aware of my mum's cognitive decline for a few years now. I think I was in denial about it. Anyway it got bad enough that she was getting very confused about very large life events. We have eventually got her to accept she needs to go to the GP. In the process of reaching out to her GP and the dementia UK helpline, I've come to accept that she most likely has dementia (both her GP and the dementia UK helpline indicated this). We haven't got an official diagnosis yet but it will come soon enough. The process of all of this has sent me into an intense sphere of grief. I'm crying all the time, I'm scared about what this means for my mum, my dad, all of our lives. And I'm so so sad about losing my mum. Part of me wonders if me posting here is just to express myself to someone. I live alone and in a different city to my parents and I just feel so so sad. I'm based in North East London, if anyone knows of any resources around grief that I could access, or any general advice would be very welcome! Cheers.
My immediate family have all been aware of my mum's cognitive decline for a few years now. I think I was in denial about it. Anyway it got bad enough that she was getting very confused about very large life events. We have eventually got her to accept she needs to go to the GP. In the process of reaching out to her GP and the dementia UK helpline, I've come to accept that she most likely has dementia (both her GP and the dementia UK helpline indicated this). We haven't got an official diagnosis yet but it will come soon enough. The process of all of this has sent me into an intense sphere of grief. I'm crying all the time, I'm scared about what this means for my mum, my dad, all of our lives. And I'm so so sad about losing my mum. Part of me wonders if me posting here is just to express myself to someone. I live alone and in a different city to my parents and I just feel so so sad. I'm based in North East London, if anyone knows of any resources around grief that I could access, or any general advice would be very welcome! Cheers.