Hello to everyone, I haven't been on here for a couple of years since my Dad died. We now have a problem with my husband's Mum. She has been getting increasingly forgetful over the last couple of years, but things have got worse over the last few months.
She finds it hard to keep track of the date, and gets in a muddle over arrangements, not able to keep a track of when she is doing things. Most worrying is not remembering how long she has had food, my sister-in-law found 7 month old eggs and a 2 week old takeaway in her fridge.
We are getting together as a family to help her, but don't know how to get her to see her GP, as apart from the memory loss she is (thank goodness) in very good shape for 84, and there's no good reason at the moment for her to go. She just dismisses her bad memory as 'my silly old head', and there is no other change in her personality to suggest anything more sinister, but she definitely needs help now to cope. Luckily there are several of us willing and able, but don't know what we are dealing with. Has any one any suggestions?
Just wanted to add that I found this forum a lifesaver two years ago, you all do a wonderful job!
Fozz xxx
She finds it hard to keep track of the date, and gets in a muddle over arrangements, not able to keep a track of when she is doing things. Most worrying is not remembering how long she has had food, my sister-in-law found 7 month old eggs and a 2 week old takeaway in her fridge.
We are getting together as a family to help her, but don't know how to get her to see her GP, as apart from the memory loss she is (thank goodness) in very good shape for 84, and there's no good reason at the moment for her to go. She just dismisses her bad memory as 'my silly old head', and there is no other change in her personality to suggest anything more sinister, but she definitely needs help now to cope. Luckily there are several of us willing and able, but don't know what we are dealing with. Has any one any suggestions?
Just wanted to add that I found this forum a lifesaver two years ago, you all do a wonderful job!
Fozz xxx