Hi folks, it's recently been brought to my attention that my mother is exhibiting signs and symptoms of Alzheimers/Dementia. Apparently, she has been showing these signs for years, and appears to be slowly deteriorating. She lives 2,000 miles away with her husband/partner (they're not legally married).
The onus is being put on me to help her as her husband can't seem to get her to cooperate with seeing a doctor or legal matters. She plays video games all day, repeats herself, has had strange bouts of paranoia, anger issues, etc. Everyone sees she is ill, except herself.
Can anyone tell me how I can get her to see a doctor or talk to her about this issue without involving social services or police. I'm leaning towards having her declared legally incapacitated, but realize I need to get doctor's diagnosis. Anyone with any info to assist me would be welcome. Thank you!
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The onus is being put on me to help her as her husband can't seem to get her to cooperate with seeing a doctor or legal matters. She plays video games all day, repeats herself, has had strange bouts of paranoia, anger issues, etc. Everyone sees she is ill, except herself.
Can anyone tell me how I can get her to see a doctor or talk to her about this issue without involving social services or police. I'm leaning towards having her declared legally incapacitated, but realize I need to get doctor's diagnosis. Anyone with any info to assist me would be welcome. Thank you!
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