Hi everyone
I am new here
I have some concerns regarding my mum and don't know who to talk to
My mum is in her early 70's and over the last while , I have been noticing slight changes. Some memory issues. Nothing major and some mood changes.
She lives alone and I live about a hours drive away. I am an only child so I am her main go to person.
Over the last few years she has had some health issues
Bladder cancer, Hip replacement , Cataracts surgeries.
But over the last year or so she has suffered a lot with rosacea issues (Face getting very red/purple in colour) and feeling very flushed and hot sensation.
she has also sinus issues and eyes watering and ear seems to have fluid in it.
She also now has about 50% hearing in one ear.
She had been many times to her GP. who has prescribed many ear drops/ eye drops and nose sprays. But not much relief.
Her GP has also referred her to be seen at an E.N.T Clinic to be assessed. We are waiting on an appointment for this.
Her mood has changed a lot over the last few weeks. she is very stressed and seems to be paranoid about her health.
I see her 2/3 times per week and I speak to her , by phone, twice per day. The last 2 weeks or so, she seems to just want to speak about health-related issues and when or if her GP will call her or if she should call her GP Clinic.
I feel she has no interested in much else and she gets annoyed by little things. She gets quite annoyed about her neighbours and sometimes says she thinks they all have memory or issues with thinking and she is great compared to them.
I have to admit, its hard to know what to say anymore. I have noticed in recent weeks a little more issue's with memory issues.
She said a few times she is lonely and I have tried to reach out more and suggest things but to no avail.
She doesn't want to see extended family , even though they and we try to plans a date/time.
Also if family members call her she says to me after, that she thought the call would never end and yet the next day she might say that no one seems to want to be bothered with her.
Since the Covid pandemic, she stopped going out to any shops, so I do all her food shopping and general messages.
She only goes to her GP , for appointments and the hospital , again for appointments.
She has been a few times to the hairdresser's and chiropodist for her toes.
Also her sleep patterns is not good she wakes very early and several times at night.
She said her appetite is not great the last few weeks and before this had always a great appetite even when she was ill, in hospital before for procedures
I find she is losing interest on everyday life and even when her grandchildren (my children) chat to her to tell her about their school life or activities, she seems to not listen to them speaking.
Even one of my children has noticed this and said she has noticed her mood changes.
I have been doing a little of my own research and I have seen loneliness plays a huge factor, aswell as high blood pressure.
My Mum has had very high blood pressure over the last months and this has been monitored alot by her GP.
She also has had several tablet changes a for this and now on a very high hypertension BP tablet.
I also have seen a link done by research to show they can be a link to persons who have rosacea
Also my Mum's GP ,has also said for her to come in for a stress blood test for cortisol and has referred her to have an MRI Brain Scan which will take place, in about 3 weeks
he said he wants to rule out a few things , I am not sure has he picked up on something.
would the scan show up if there is any decline or mild cognitive issues (MCI) ?
Sorry for such a long message, thank you all in advance.
I am new here
I have some concerns regarding my mum and don't know who to talk to
My mum is in her early 70's and over the last while , I have been noticing slight changes. Some memory issues. Nothing major and some mood changes.
She lives alone and I live about a hours drive away. I am an only child so I am her main go to person.
Over the last few years she has had some health issues
Bladder cancer, Hip replacement , Cataracts surgeries.
But over the last year or so she has suffered a lot with rosacea issues (Face getting very red/purple in colour) and feeling very flushed and hot sensation.
she has also sinus issues and eyes watering and ear seems to have fluid in it.
She also now has about 50% hearing in one ear.
She had been many times to her GP. who has prescribed many ear drops/ eye drops and nose sprays. But not much relief.
Her GP has also referred her to be seen at an E.N.T Clinic to be assessed. We are waiting on an appointment for this.
Her mood has changed a lot over the last few weeks. she is very stressed and seems to be paranoid about her health.
I see her 2/3 times per week and I speak to her , by phone, twice per day. The last 2 weeks or so, she seems to just want to speak about health-related issues and when or if her GP will call her or if she should call her GP Clinic.
I feel she has no interested in much else and she gets annoyed by little things. She gets quite annoyed about her neighbours and sometimes says she thinks they all have memory or issues with thinking and she is great compared to them.
I have to admit, its hard to know what to say anymore. I have noticed in recent weeks a little more issue's with memory issues.
She said a few times she is lonely and I have tried to reach out more and suggest things but to no avail.
She doesn't want to see extended family , even though they and we try to plans a date/time.
Also if family members call her she says to me after, that she thought the call would never end and yet the next day she might say that no one seems to want to be bothered with her.
Since the Covid pandemic, she stopped going out to any shops, so I do all her food shopping and general messages.
She only goes to her GP , for appointments and the hospital , again for appointments.
She has been a few times to the hairdresser's and chiropodist for her toes.
Also her sleep patterns is not good she wakes very early and several times at night.
She said her appetite is not great the last few weeks and before this had always a great appetite even when she was ill, in hospital before for procedures
I find she is losing interest on everyday life and even when her grandchildren (my children) chat to her to tell her about their school life or activities, she seems to not listen to them speaking.
Even one of my children has noticed this and said she has noticed her mood changes.
I have been doing a little of my own research and I have seen loneliness plays a huge factor, aswell as high blood pressure.
My Mum has had very high blood pressure over the last months and this has been monitored alot by her GP.
She also has had several tablet changes a for this and now on a very high hypertension BP tablet.
I also have seen a link done by research to show they can be a link to persons who have rosacea
Also my Mum's GP ,has also said for her to come in for a stress blood test for cortisol and has referred her to have an MRI Brain Scan which will take place, in about 3 weeks
he said he wants to rule out a few things , I am not sure has he picked up on something.
would the scan show up if there is any decline or mild cognitive issues (MCI) ?
Sorry for such a long message, thank you all in advance.