Hello. I am really concerned about my mum. She is 72 and over the last few months her behaviour has changed considerably. She doesn’t appear to have issues with her memory but can suddenly become aggressive and so angry. She has become obsessed with time and will spend hours telling me that she can tell the time. She has started to bang doors and surfaces while ranting about time; this seems particularly linked to the tv schedule and her bedtime. It seems to be particularly bad late afternoon into the evening, I thought it was contained to the house but on Christmas Eve, I was approached by the manager of a cafe she goes to, daily, with my dad who asked if everything was ok. She has been banging the table there and shouting at my dad before walking out.
I don’t know what to do. She won’t go to the GP and thinks that nothing is wrong. She sees no issue with her behaviour at all. My dad is 84 and in denial. I dread going to visit them. I can’t bear the thought of seeing her like this, knowing she wasn’t accept any help. I feel awful not being there for Dad - he tells me everything is okay. I can’t get him to ask me for help and I know he won’t accept any either. I was still supposed to be with them tonight but after a particularly tense two days, I had to leave. I’m now at home worrying about them both feeling totally lost. I am planning to call her GP tomorrow but knowing she won’t go to any appointment or acknowledge the issue I’m wondering what else I can do.
I don’t know what to do. She won’t go to the GP and thinks that nothing is wrong. She sees no issue with her behaviour at all. My dad is 84 and in denial. I dread going to visit them. I can’t bear the thought of seeing her like this, knowing she wasn’t accept any help. I feel awful not being there for Dad - he tells me everything is okay. I can’t get him to ask me for help and I know he won’t accept any either. I was still supposed to be with them tonight but after a particularly tense two days, I had to leave. I’m now at home worrying about them both feeling totally lost. I am planning to call her GP tomorrow but knowing she won’t go to any appointment or acknowledge the issue I’m wondering what else I can do.