Hi,
My Grandmother got diagnosed with Early onset of Mixed Dementia back in February this year. She has taken it on the chin and accepted the diagnosis very quickly - in her words, it's a relief it's dementia and not a brain tumour.
However, I can't say I'm coping as well. I thought I was, until tonight.
A bit of background info is needed here: I'm 23 but have lived with my grandparents since I was 9. I look at them as my rock, especially my nan. When I found out her diagnosis I went through stages of denial and a sense of loss. But I thought I had accepted things considering this all happened in February.
Tonight, my nan insisted on cooking. Although it was a simple meal she got flustered and ended up bursting into tears because it went slightly wrong. My grandad comforted her and I reassured her but it got me thinking. It hit me hard how much she has changed over the last few months. It's almost as if I've been in denial over everything. I have no idea how to deal with this sense of loss that I have, even though she is still the same person and still here.
She was put on medication at the time of diagnosis but had to be taken off it not long after due to it interacting with one of her another drugs. She was meant to be trialling something else but the clinic has been cancelled twice. She now has an appointment tomorrow morning. I'm hoping that during the appointment the possibility of further medication will be discussed.
I'm not quite sure what I expect from this post but I guess I just needed to get my feelings out. I don't feel like I can talk openly about this with my family even though they try and encourage it. My Fiancé is incredibly supportive but he doesn't know what to say, etc.
My Grandmother got diagnosed with Early onset of Mixed Dementia back in February this year. She has taken it on the chin and accepted the diagnosis very quickly - in her words, it's a relief it's dementia and not a brain tumour.
However, I can't say I'm coping as well. I thought I was, until tonight.
A bit of background info is needed here: I'm 23 but have lived with my grandparents since I was 9. I look at them as my rock, especially my nan. When I found out her diagnosis I went through stages of denial and a sense of loss. But I thought I had accepted things considering this all happened in February.
Tonight, my nan insisted on cooking. Although it was a simple meal she got flustered and ended up bursting into tears because it went slightly wrong. My grandad comforted her and I reassured her but it got me thinking. It hit me hard how much she has changed over the last few months. It's almost as if I've been in denial over everything. I have no idea how to deal with this sense of loss that I have, even though she is still the same person and still here.
She was put on medication at the time of diagnosis but had to be taken off it not long after due to it interacting with one of her another drugs. She was meant to be trialling something else but the clinic has been cancelled twice. She now has an appointment tomorrow morning. I'm hoping that during the appointment the possibility of further medication will be discussed.
I'm not quite sure what I expect from this post but I guess I just needed to get my feelings out. I don't feel like I can talk openly about this with my family even though they try and encourage it. My Fiancé is incredibly supportive but he doesn't know what to say, etc.
