Hi everyone, it's not often I post here, but I have found myself visiting much more often over the last month or so as things have been getting a lot worse with my dad. He has undiagnosed dementia, there is no doubt about it but he point blank refuses to see his GP to get a diagnosis. I've spoken to the Alzheimer's Society and they have said there is nothing that can be done unless he is diagnosed. Although they did advise me to register as a Carer and write to his GP. When I registered with the Carers one piece of advice I was given was to keep a diary so I could record things as they happen with my dad, as you can very quickly forget or not see the progression of the disease.
So last week I started a Blog,( I decided a blog would be better for me than an actual diary). I have to say how therapeutic this has proved to be just writing things down and has made me think back to when I first started to notice my dad's forgetfulness (over 3 years ago) and to all the increasing 'events and issues' that have occurred this past year and now, some of which have now made me laugh but were very stressful at the time. I was just wondering if anyone else does anything like this?
So last week I started a Blog,( I decided a blog would be better for me than an actual diary). I have to say how therapeutic this has proved to be just writing things down and has made me think back to when I first started to notice my dad's forgetfulness (over 3 years ago) and to all the increasing 'events and issues' that have occurred this past year and now, some of which have now made me laugh but were very stressful at the time. I was just wondering if anyone else does anything like this?