Mom is losing memory but too prideful to admit?!


Question: Mom is losing memory but too prideful to admit?
My mom is in her 60's. I adore her and I'm really upset about this. She's always been a space cadet, but now it's getting worse. She'll call me on the phone a couple times by accident when she meant to call my dad. She will ask me the same questions about my life she asked a couple days before. Sometimes if it's really bad she'll ask me the same question in the same conversation. And I mean important questions one doesn't usually forget.
It's not terrible yet, but I'm worried it will get worse. But she will try to cover it up with an excuse if you try to call her out on it. She's always been very prideful and hates to be embarrassed. What can I do? I had my dad talk to her about it, but I don't think she's seen a doctor yet. Should I sit her down and ask point blank? I'm so afraid she'll just get mad at me and make excuses instead of dealing with the problem.

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You could sit her down and talk with her about the problem, but she'll just forget the conversation later in the day. You better write it down, and tape it to her refrigerator.

Seriously, it is time for her support system (her husband, family, doctor) to help her with strategies to compensate for memory loss. One of the most obvious things is for her to write information down, and keep in close by. If she is in the early stages of dementia or alzheimers, medicine may be able to help slow the course of the disease.



You really should sit her down and have a talk with. She should see a doctor, there are things that will help.




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