Confusion,,,,,,,,?!


Question: my mom mid 60's has started getting confused mixing past and present its gets worse when she has wine. Its just two of us and i suffer serious bouts of anxiety depression which predates her problem. Last week was awful for her she lost a job she just started I cant get clear account of what happened she also lost her pocketbook and lost track of time looking at stopped watch and called police looking for me while i was at work. I'm really upset worried any advice exp with this sort of thing

She also has a dental problem ( long history ) which she wont deal with I'm afraid to got to work and leave her yesterday she fell was in pain could not get her up call paramedics they got her back in bed she would not get checked out. Today sh was ok till a glass of wine at dinne then started making little sense. Today was bad for me was going nuts myself


Answers: my mom mid 60's has started getting confused mixing past and present its gets worse when she has wine. Its just two of us and i suffer serious bouts of anxiety depression which predates her problem. Last week was awful for her she lost a job she just started I cant get clear account of what happened she also lost her pocketbook and lost track of time looking at stopped watch and called police looking for me while i was at work. I'm really upset worried any advice exp with this sort of thing

She also has a dental problem ( long history ) which she wont deal with I'm afraid to got to work and leave her yesterday she fell was in pain could not get her up call paramedics they got her back in bed she would not get checked out. Today sh was ok till a glass of wine at dinne then started making little sense. Today was bad for me was going nuts myself

I think you need to get your family together and convince her to go to the doctors!!!!

They make some kind of thing (like a Medic Alert) that she can keep on her. If she pushes the button it calls 911 or a special place that can check on her.
Drinking wine can of course do things to your mind. You need to get her to a dr. and get checked out for early alzheimers etc. Of course I'm sure you know that. Do you have any other family members? Does she have any friends. You need to get someone to be with you to confront her about seeing a dr. If you are her caretaker then you are responsible for her. If she's 65 or older...then neglect would probably be considered "elderly abuse". (You need to check these things out . ..you can put a question into Y/A law section.)You need to find some way to force her to go to a dr. How will you feel if she dies or gets hurt and you didn't do anything to prevent it. Actually, she could burn the house down. At least try to get her to put some Sprite or Ginger Ale in her wine....to weaken it. I'm not "scolding" you . I'm just trying to make you aware what could happen. Don't wait till it's too late. Hopefully somebody on here knows a way to MAKE her go to the dr.And YOU need to find a Support Group for yourself....before you "lose it"!!





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