Guest guest Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 I may have either started a good thing or will trigger world war III. My nada's behavior is just getting worse plus it seems like dementia is taking hold as well. She has trouble reading the clocks now, can't understand the TV listings. swears she didn't set the alarm but I see on the panel that she did and that's why it's going off. So many things going on. It's hard enough for me to do what I can to help her in spite of her negativity and mean behavior. But I think this is going way beyond my abilities to care for her. So I called her doctor's office, spoke with the nurse who happens to be a very sweet woman. I didn't go into the manipulative, angry behavior of my mom. That's nothing new and she's never seen that side of nada. I focused on facts: cognitive changes I've seen over the past year. I explained that I do spend 2 days a week with nada helping with shopping, errands, things around the house. Plus I call at least twice a week. That's in case my nada tells her that I'm too busy to spend time with her. She loves to play the pity card. The nurse said she had noticed some changes too (Hallelujah!). So she's going to call my nada, tell her they'd like to see her since she took that trip to ER recently. And they're going to check her out. I don't know what will happen next but I do know I can't go on like this. My intestines are going to rot at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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