Hi
I,m new to all this posting lark so hope this works!
My Mum is mid 70's with undiagnosed moderate to severe dementia - fortunately she is happy most of the time but has considerable mid-term memory loss and severe short term memory loss/confusion (she is also insulin-dependent diabetic). My 81 year old Dad is just about coping at present and so far refuses to get their GP involved - despite my repeated attempts to persuade him. I did manage to get EPA for both of them earlier in the year but I am worried that my Dad will not be able to cope for much longer. We live 160 miles away and they do not have any close friends nearby. I have thought about contacting their GP to put him in the picture and to ask if he could get them in under some pretext (maybe my Mum's regular diabetic check?) and 'discover' her condition but I'm not sure how sympathetic he'd be and if he'd be willing to do it without 'dropping me in it'.
Meanwhile, I'd like to buy my Mum something for Christmas which would help and/or stimulate her memory - any suggestions or useful websites where I might be able to buy suitable presents.
Thanks
Mark
I,m new to all this posting lark so hope this works!
My Mum is mid 70's with undiagnosed moderate to severe dementia - fortunately she is happy most of the time but has considerable mid-term memory loss and severe short term memory loss/confusion (she is also insulin-dependent diabetic). My 81 year old Dad is just about coping at present and so far refuses to get their GP involved - despite my repeated attempts to persuade him. I did manage to get EPA for both of them earlier in the year but I am worried that my Dad will not be able to cope for much longer. We live 160 miles away and they do not have any close friends nearby. I have thought about contacting their GP to put him in the picture and to ask if he could get them in under some pretext (maybe my Mum's regular diabetic check?) and 'discover' her condition but I'm not sure how sympathetic he'd be and if he'd be willing to do it without 'dropping me in it'.
Meanwhile, I'd like to buy my Mum something for Christmas which would help and/or stimulate her memory - any suggestions or useful websites where I might be able to buy suitable presents.
Thanks
Mark