My mum has been showing memory issues for a while now, but they seem to have become noticeably worse recently. She is coming to visit next week so I think the time has come to have a chat with her about it, but I really don’t know how to approach it. I’m assuming that the first step is to contact her GP who might then refer her on to someone else to get a formal diagnosis.
To be honest I’m struggling to know what to do at the moment. I’m her only relative (she lives on her own after my stepdad passed away last year) and I live some distance away so it‘s difficult to see her face to face as much as I’d like. She is friendly with some of her neighbours but not really close to anyone. I may be getting ahead of myself but I’m already worrying about how to care for her if she is diagnosed. She seems able to look after herself for the moment (and is in good health otherwise) but that won’t last forever. I don’t think she has a lot of savings although she does own her own home.
My mind is swimming with worries about this. There‘s no real history of dementia on her side of the family so it’s not something I’ve ever had to think about before. Perhaps I just need to slow down and take it one step at a time but I don’t really know where to start at the moment.
Thanks for listening!
To be honest I’m struggling to know what to do at the moment. I’m her only relative (she lives on her own after my stepdad passed away last year) and I live some distance away so it‘s difficult to see her face to face as much as I’d like. She is friendly with some of her neighbours but not really close to anyone. I may be getting ahead of myself but I’m already worrying about how to care for her if she is diagnosed. She seems able to look after herself for the moment (and is in good health otherwise) but that won’t last forever. I don’t think she has a lot of savings although she does own her own home.
My mind is swimming with worries about this. There‘s no real history of dementia on her side of the family so it’s not something I’ve ever had to think about before. Perhaps I just need to slow down and take it one step at a time but I don’t really know where to start at the moment.
Thanks for listening!