Hi,
I've just joined as my father in law is un-diagnosed, but probably has middle stage dementia of some form. His wife died about 10 days ago, and they had just muddled along with his cognitive impairment and declined any help. We have known that he has memory problems, and anxiety for around 5 years now.
We are now in the process of trying to organise a proper assessment for him, but we have found that no one is really interested in helping us practically until he has a diagnosis. (The GP has made a referral) My husband has to deal with the loss of his mother, and the challenge of a father who although technically is safe at home, loses everything on a daily basis, and has now removed all traces of his wife from the bungalow. I don't know if this is just denial or denial exacerbated by dementia?
I don't even know if this makes sense, I think I'm just rambling to get it out of my head. Anyway, I am so glad to have found this forum, and have already learned quite a lot from other people's experiences. Thank you for creating this forum. x
I've just joined as my father in law is un-diagnosed, but probably has middle stage dementia of some form. His wife died about 10 days ago, and they had just muddled along with his cognitive impairment and declined any help. We have known that he has memory problems, and anxiety for around 5 years now.
We are now in the process of trying to organise a proper assessment for him, but we have found that no one is really interested in helping us practically until he has a diagnosis. (The GP has made a referral) My husband has to deal with the loss of his mother, and the challenge of a father who although technically is safe at home, loses everything on a daily basis, and has now removed all traces of his wife from the bungalow. I don't know if this is just denial or denial exacerbated by dementia?
I don't even know if this makes sense, I think I'm just rambling to get it out of my head. Anyway, I am so glad to have found this forum, and have already learned quite a lot from other people's experiences. Thank you for creating this forum. x