After the last 2 years my sisters & i finally convinced our mother to visit the GP with concerns of her meomory, it has been getting progressively worse..... she went for a CT scan last week & we are now waiting for the appointment at our local memory clinic to get the results of what we suspect to be a diagnosis of Vascular Dementia.
My husband found this forum & asked me to read some of the posts..... I can see this is a great source of information & support for all who are touched by all types of dementia. My initial question to anyone who lives in nottingham, is can you tell me of any useful local support groups / information on caring for a parent ( my mother is 71 & lives on her own ) .
My sisters & I all love our mother dearly & want to be there for her in everyway we possibley can be. As most people , we all have very busy lives, demanding jobs which makes spending time with our mother a juggling act for the 3 us. Due to time & distance it is difficult to get to see our mother daily... at the moment it is probably every other day we can get to be with her, we all take it turns at weekends to have our mother stay with us & in the week we try to pop in for tea, cuddles & re assurances after we have finished work. We have already established a phone call routine, morning noon & night to help her through the day, but she craves company, & is becoming increasingly lonely despite all of our reasurances either by phone or in person.
Even though our mother has not been formaly diagnosed with vascular dementia & may not be..... our mother has been slipping away from us for the last 2 years & the recent deteriation of her memory means we need to start life changing steps & any advice anybody could give me would be greatly appreciated. We so desperately want to help our wonderful mother through this very scary & distressing time.
Many thanks for reading this
My husband found this forum & asked me to read some of the posts..... I can see this is a great source of information & support for all who are touched by all types of dementia. My initial question to anyone who lives in nottingham, is can you tell me of any useful local support groups / information on caring for a parent ( my mother is 71 & lives on her own ) .
My sisters & I all love our mother dearly & want to be there for her in everyway we possibley can be. As most people , we all have very busy lives, demanding jobs which makes spending time with our mother a juggling act for the 3 us. Due to time & distance it is difficult to get to see our mother daily... at the moment it is probably every other day we can get to be with her, we all take it turns at weekends to have our mother stay with us & in the week we try to pop in for tea, cuddles & re assurances after we have finished work. We have already established a phone call routine, morning noon & night to help her through the day, but she craves company, & is becoming increasingly lonely despite all of our reasurances either by phone or in person.
Even though our mother has not been formaly diagnosed with vascular dementia & may not be..... our mother has been slipping away from us for the last 2 years & the recent deteriation of her memory means we need to start life changing steps & any advice anybody could give me would be greatly appreciated. We so desperately want to help our wonderful mother through this very scary & distressing time.
Many thanks for reading this