Monica M S
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Hello everyone,
My name is Monica and I am 24 years old currently residing in the Netherlands.
My father, who is coming 78 in August, has illustrated signs of early dementia.
I had noticed his memory being negatively affected about a year or so ago but it involved his short term memory and it hadn't affected him as greatly as it does now.
My mother and I have noticed his short term memory has become very ill, forgetting simple things we'd speak about only minutes ago or tasks he had completed an hour ago like feeding the cats.
For example, I had assisted him regarding a new phone he purchased and told him that he needed to buy a memory card as his photos could not be transferred due to a lack of space on his new phone. He illustrated that he understood what I said before leaving the conversation.
He approached me only minutes later wondering why he doesn't have any of his photos and became very agitated and frustrated and I had to remind him of what I had said earlier, for him to then exit the conversation again with the attitude of like 'oooohhhhh yeah okay I understand'.
His long term memory seems strong enough but his short term memory has become severely shot.
I have approached the idea of getting himself checked neurologically but he has always held the ideology that he is in 'perfect' health and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with him.
I do not know what to do as he gets angry every time I mention his memory issues. My mother is also very fearful of bringing this up to him as he snaps at her too.
I am so so worried and I do not know how to get him a diagnoses as he believes he is perfectly fine.
He resides in Northern Ireland and I am here in the Netherlands studying in university and I have limited options to care for him face-to-face.
Please help.
Many thanks,
Monica
My name is Monica and I am 24 years old currently residing in the Netherlands.
My father, who is coming 78 in August, has illustrated signs of early dementia.
I had noticed his memory being negatively affected about a year or so ago but it involved his short term memory and it hadn't affected him as greatly as it does now.
My mother and I have noticed his short term memory has become very ill, forgetting simple things we'd speak about only minutes ago or tasks he had completed an hour ago like feeding the cats.
For example, I had assisted him regarding a new phone he purchased and told him that he needed to buy a memory card as his photos could not be transferred due to a lack of space on his new phone. He illustrated that he understood what I said before leaving the conversation.
He approached me only minutes later wondering why he doesn't have any of his photos and became very agitated and frustrated and I had to remind him of what I had said earlier, for him to then exit the conversation again with the attitude of like 'oooohhhhh yeah okay I understand'.
His long term memory seems strong enough but his short term memory has become severely shot.
I have approached the idea of getting himself checked neurologically but he has always held the ideology that he is in 'perfect' health and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with him.
I do not know what to do as he gets angry every time I mention his memory issues. My mother is also very fearful of bringing this up to him as he snaps at her too.
I am so so worried and I do not know how to get him a diagnoses as he believes he is perfectly fine.
He resides in Northern Ireland and I am here in the Netherlands studying in university and I have limited options to care for him face-to-face.
Please help.
Many thanks,
Monica