Hi all
Don’t know if this is the right place but it’s a start and I’m not coping.
Mums memory has significantly deteriorated over the last 4 years. We’ve had concerns for some time. 20 a day smoker and she drinks every day (small amounts but over a long time).
Shes 71 (I’m 34) and lives independently, drives etc.
She was admitted to hospital at the end of last year with a chest infection and I raised concerns about her memory with the doctors during this time.
A referral was sent for the memory clinic (we are based in Scotland).
The appointment finally came through and we attended yesterday. We were there for two hours, they completed the Addenbrooks cognitive test.
At the end of the appointment, the nurse told my mum she wasn’t allowed to drive during the assessment period.
My mum seemed to take this okay at the time, but things escalated yesterday and I ended up having to take her car away to my own house as I couldn’t trust that she wouldn’t get behind the wheel, which felt absolutely horrific
We are waiting for CT scan brain and then review with memory consultant in a few weeks. Almost certain her license will be taken away.
I am absolutely heartbroken. It’s always been the two of us. I don’t know how to do this. Can’t stop crying. She seems to young.
I am married with a little boy and I’m 5 months pregnant with our second baby.
Do support groups exist or support phone lines? My husband is doing his best but can’t really understand what I’m feeling, he ends up quite stressed with it all and me, when I’m worked up and upset.
Any help would be appreciated. Don’t have a clue how to navigate this. My mum is angry and seems to take the worst out on me.
Don’t know if this is the right place but it’s a start and I’m not coping.
Mums memory has significantly deteriorated over the last 4 years. We’ve had concerns for some time. 20 a day smoker and she drinks every day (small amounts but over a long time).
Shes 71 (I’m 34) and lives independently, drives etc.
She was admitted to hospital at the end of last year with a chest infection and I raised concerns about her memory with the doctors during this time.
A referral was sent for the memory clinic (we are based in Scotland).
The appointment finally came through and we attended yesterday. We were there for two hours, they completed the Addenbrooks cognitive test.
At the end of the appointment, the nurse told my mum she wasn’t allowed to drive during the assessment period.
My mum seemed to take this okay at the time, but things escalated yesterday and I ended up having to take her car away to my own house as I couldn’t trust that she wouldn’t get behind the wheel, which felt absolutely horrific
We are waiting for CT scan brain and then review with memory consultant in a few weeks. Almost certain her license will be taken away.
I am absolutely heartbroken. It’s always been the two of us. I don’t know how to do this. Can’t stop crying. She seems to young.
I am married with a little boy and I’m 5 months pregnant with our second baby.
Do support groups exist or support phone lines? My husband is doing his best but can’t really understand what I’m feeling, he ends up quite stressed with it all and me, when I’m worked up and upset.
Any help would be appreciated. Don’t have a clue how to navigate this. My mum is angry and seems to take the worst out on me.