Hi, I have recently joined the forum.
Today My Mother was diagnosed with Mild Alzheimers and has been prescribed Donepezil. I am not surprised a bit but even so am rather upset. We have been given loads of information which I have read through and am still digesting. So much too soon.
I have just rung my Mother who has just got back from a hair appointment made by me and I took her there. She comes back under her own steam. I was trying to talk to her about her diagnosis. She has said she is not interested and wants to forget all about it. I will have another go but she seems to have gone into denial. I have lost count of the times she says her memory is bad etc. The phone calls losing things. For example she left the oven on today with her lunch inside and only found it when she came back from her hair. Luckily she is in a warden assisted flat.
I am fully aware that it is my Mothers choice if she wants to take the tablets and in what she becomes envolved with but I am just so worried that she will dig her heels in and the situation will get worse and worse. I also know I am probably going about this in totally the wrong way.
I was wondering if anyone on here has ever had any experience of dealing with the denial?. Apologies for the rather long post and I hope I have put this in the right place.
Candlelight 67
Today My Mother was diagnosed with Mild Alzheimers and has been prescribed Donepezil. I am not surprised a bit but even so am rather upset. We have been given loads of information which I have read through and am still digesting. So much too soon.
I have just rung my Mother who has just got back from a hair appointment made by me and I took her there. She comes back under her own steam. I was trying to talk to her about her diagnosis. She has said she is not interested and wants to forget all about it. I will have another go but she seems to have gone into denial. I have lost count of the times she says her memory is bad etc. The phone calls losing things. For example she left the oven on today with her lunch inside and only found it when she came back from her hair. Luckily she is in a warden assisted flat.
I am fully aware that it is my Mothers choice if she wants to take the tablets and in what she becomes envolved with but I am just so worried that she will dig her heels in and the situation will get worse and worse. I also know I am probably going about this in totally the wrong way.
I was wondering if anyone on here has ever had any experience of dealing with the denial?. Apologies for the rather long post and I hope I have put this in the right place.
Candlelight 67