Hi,
I am looking for advice on our current situation on behalf of my husband. My stepfather-in law (Age 86) is in hospital at the moment recovering from pneumonia and a kidney infection due to not taking prescribed medication and then not following up at the doctors (Another Story).
Whilst he has been in hospital which is just now over 2 1/2 weeks and still there, we have realised there has been a great decline in my mother-in law (Age 77) with her mind/ability to do things.
We've always thought she was suffering some sort of memory problem as she had been forgetting things and getting totally confused, but was assured that visit to the doctors had ruled this out.
But since her husband has been in hospital it is now apparent that it is more serious than we thought as she cannot do anything for herself, she is getting totally confused and can't understand simple tasks. My husband has basically been her carer for food, tasks, shopping etc and he took her to the doctors about 12 days ago At the doctors iit has surfaced that she was previously advised to have a referral to the Memory Clinic but at the time she was there with her husband and this was declined, we don't know who the main driving force of this decision was, but it had been dismissed.
During this latest appointment a blood test has been arranged with the referral to the Memory Clinic once the bloods have come through.
My husband today told my stepfather in-law at visiting today that Mum was being referred to the Memory Clinic and he is now like, well that's still open and we'll think about that, so he is not supporting this decision.
Where do we stand if he doesn't want her to go and influences my Mum in-law not to go for the blood test and then the Memory Clinic?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
I am looking for advice on our current situation on behalf of my husband. My stepfather-in law (Age 86) is in hospital at the moment recovering from pneumonia and a kidney infection due to not taking prescribed medication and then not following up at the doctors (Another Story).
Whilst he has been in hospital which is just now over 2 1/2 weeks and still there, we have realised there has been a great decline in my mother-in law (Age 77) with her mind/ability to do things.
We've always thought she was suffering some sort of memory problem as she had been forgetting things and getting totally confused, but was assured that visit to the doctors had ruled this out.
But since her husband has been in hospital it is now apparent that it is more serious than we thought as she cannot do anything for herself, she is getting totally confused and can't understand simple tasks. My husband has basically been her carer for food, tasks, shopping etc and he took her to the doctors about 12 days ago At the doctors iit has surfaced that she was previously advised to have a referral to the Memory Clinic but at the time she was there with her husband and this was declined, we don't know who the main driving force of this decision was, but it had been dismissed.
During this latest appointment a blood test has been arranged with the referral to the Memory Clinic once the bloods have come through.
My husband today told my stepfather in-law at visiting today that Mum was being referred to the Memory Clinic and he is now like, well that's still open and we'll think about that, so he is not supporting this decision.
Where do we stand if he doesn't want her to go and influences my Mum in-law not to go for the blood test and then the Memory Clinic?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
