Hi Guys,
Mum has recently been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia she is 57. We have had very little support regarding the diagnosis or very little help from any professionals. My sister is 22 and lives local to mum and I am 24 and live in Newcastle. Thankfully recently mum has been seen by a community mental health team, however they have been no help with regards to support and benefits. Mum is currently in a 4 bedroom house by herself and it has been on the market since October as she can't afford to stay in it any longer, I just wondered if anyone you of any benefits people like mum are entitled to as we are increasingly worried about her financial situation along with everything else.
Does anybody else feel like its heart breaking. And feels like it's waiting for somebody to die? I know this is very negative and I'm not usually a negative person but not really sure how else to cope?
Mum has recently been diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia she is 57. We have had very little support regarding the diagnosis or very little help from any professionals. My sister is 22 and lives local to mum and I am 24 and live in Newcastle. Thankfully recently mum has been seen by a community mental health team, however they have been no help with regards to support and benefits. Mum is currently in a 4 bedroom house by herself and it has been on the market since October as she can't afford to stay in it any longer, I just wondered if anyone you of any benefits people like mum are entitled to as we are increasingly worried about her financial situation along with everything else.
Does anybody else feel like its heart breaking. And feels like it's waiting for somebody to die? I know this is very negative and I'm not usually a negative person but not really sure how else to cope?