Hi, am new here. My mum had some memory issues a few years ago and they discovered a benign tumour on her thyroid gland. This was removed in the hopes that the issues would resolve. unfortunately this wasn’t the case and she would forget words she wanted to say as she was speaking.
Then in October 2019 my dad passed away very suddenly. We noticed after he passed that she was still forgetting words but also started to repeat questions. We saw our GP but with COVID things have taken a while but we have now finally been referred to the memory clinic. Unfortunately we have no idea how long the referral will take.
So, my mum…
Her current symptoms are forgetting words when speaking or saying a completely wrong word. She forgets what’s been said and will ask the same question over and over again. She struggles to know when she has to take her medications even though they are in dosset boxes and labelled. She often wakes up late in the evening and thinks it’s morning, sometimes getting up and getting dressed ready to start the day. She is highly emotional often extremely anxious or tearful. We saw a nurse at our doctors a few weeks ago and spoke about her memory and being referred but a few days later she had forgotten about it. She can sometimes be unkind in what she says telling me I am horrible to her or that I am trying to send her be away and has once become agitated and thrown something at me which is so out of character. She struggles to remember names and dates and often watches the news and completely misunderstands what she has heard.
I was working full time and mum looked after my 8year old until she went to the corner shop and left him at home. I am now her carer and can honestly say it’s the hardest thing I have ever done. I love my mum but this has completely changed our relationship.
sorry this is so long, it’s the first time I’ve put it all down together.
Then in October 2019 my dad passed away very suddenly. We noticed after he passed that she was still forgetting words but also started to repeat questions. We saw our GP but with COVID things have taken a while but we have now finally been referred to the memory clinic. Unfortunately we have no idea how long the referral will take.
So, my mum…
Her current symptoms are forgetting words when speaking or saying a completely wrong word. She forgets what’s been said and will ask the same question over and over again. She struggles to know when she has to take her medications even though they are in dosset boxes and labelled. She often wakes up late in the evening and thinks it’s morning, sometimes getting up and getting dressed ready to start the day. She is highly emotional often extremely anxious or tearful. We saw a nurse at our doctors a few weeks ago and spoke about her memory and being referred but a few days later she had forgotten about it. She can sometimes be unkind in what she says telling me I am horrible to her or that I am trying to send her be away and has once become agitated and thrown something at me which is so out of character. She struggles to remember names and dates and often watches the news and completely misunderstands what she has heard.
I was working full time and mum looked after my 8year old until she went to the corner shop and left him at home. I am now her carer and can honestly say it’s the hardest thing I have ever done. I love my mum but this has completely changed our relationship.
sorry this is so long, it’s the first time I’ve put it all down together.
