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re: My Mom has been getting worse with her dementia
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:53 am to caill430
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:53 am to caill430
My mom’s started with simple forgetfulness in 2009. We would even have a good laugh about it when I would come over on Sundays and cook her breakfast. But it became obvious over the next several months it was more than that. My sisters refused to believe it but they didn’t see her as often as I did.
It slowly escalated into calling me at all hours at home and work. Then calling the police and fire department at 2:00am. That’s how Social Services got involved. On a Thursday night I got a call at 10:30pm from a Social Services officer that I needed to come immediately…that’s when the true nightmare began.
As I said earlier…get financial and medical Power of Attorney. You are going to be needing it. Good luck and I’m sorry for what you’re about to endure.
It slowly escalated into calling me at all hours at home and work. Then calling the police and fire department at 2:00am. That’s how Social Services got involved. On a Thursday night I got a call at 10:30pm from a Social Services officer that I needed to come immediately…that’s when the true nightmare began.
As I said earlier…get financial and medical Power of Attorney. You are going to be needing it. Good luck and I’m sorry for what you’re about to endure.
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:27 am to ManWithNoNsme
My mother's started with a series of seizures, then subtle personality changes, then loss of executive function. She couldn't balance her checkbook and started having trouble following recipes. She was an avid reader, and stopped because she said the books had too many characters to keep up with. The memory problems didn't start until fairly recently and even now she still knows who we are.
The big immediate problem is her hip. She hates doctors and refused to get a hip replacement when she needed one. Now it's basically disintegrated and she's in excruciating pain. I think the pain is impairing her cognitive function and I hope she will bounce back some if we get the pain under control. But all the hospice nurse would tell us was "maybe."
The big immediate problem is her hip. She hates doctors and refused to get a hip replacement when she needed one. Now it's basically disintegrated and she's in excruciating pain. I think the pain is impairing her cognitive function and I hope she will bounce back some if we get the pain under control. But all the hospice nurse would tell us was "maybe."
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:29 am to ManWithNoNsme
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