mndireland
Distinguished member
- Joined
- May 17, 2008
- Messages
- 123
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Diagnosis
- 10/2007
- Country
- IE
- State
- Ireland
- City
- Dublin
Does anyone else completely forget something that just happened, or worse, think that something happened that actually hasnt? Is it dementia?
Im wondering as my mam has been confused many times in the last 16months since diagnosed, but it seems to be getting worse, so much so that she thinks Im giving her more tables as I want rid of her! Its quite upsetting.
Sometimes she says things like yesterday we went to the shops, and it might have been 3days ago, she contradicted my aunt so much last week about her retirement party was last month but it was last June, my aunt said she got soo angry with her she ended up agreeing. But last night when I was giving her her medication she told me that I already gave it to her, Which I hadnt. She was shouting at me calling me stupid (this is not a big deal we do shout at each other in a parent child way ha) But when I told my sister on the phone last night, she said oh I forgot to say, she had told her friend last week that we were giving her more tablets, her friend asked her why would we do that, and she said because they want to get rid of me earlier. I felt so guilty then that i had forced her to take them, she must have been convinced in bed last night that I was giving her a double dose!
During the day yesterday I had rang her doctor as her arms were particularly sore, and I asked was there anything more they could give her, my mum turned to her friend and said she is always on to that doctor getting me more drugs, I thought nothing of it, and just said, Why would you suffer in pain when the docs can get you something for it, of course im going to ring them about the pain to get you heavier drugs. Now Im thinking, Oh My God, she thinks Im trying to kill her! I cant believe in her right mind she would think it, but is this connected to the disease?
I spoke to her this morning and I said do you stil think I gave you twice the dose last night, and she said yes, I said why would I do that, and she said you must have forgot but I remember taking them. She didnt sleep all night and was up every hour, I think she was afraid to fall into a deep sleep!
Whats next?
Im wondering as my mam has been confused many times in the last 16months since diagnosed, but it seems to be getting worse, so much so that she thinks Im giving her more tables as I want rid of her! Its quite upsetting.
Sometimes she says things like yesterday we went to the shops, and it might have been 3days ago, she contradicted my aunt so much last week about her retirement party was last month but it was last June, my aunt said she got soo angry with her she ended up agreeing. But last night when I was giving her her medication she told me that I already gave it to her, Which I hadnt. She was shouting at me calling me stupid (this is not a big deal we do shout at each other in a parent child way ha) But when I told my sister on the phone last night, she said oh I forgot to say, she had told her friend last week that we were giving her more tablets, her friend asked her why would we do that, and she said because they want to get rid of me earlier. I felt so guilty then that i had forced her to take them, she must have been convinced in bed last night that I was giving her a double dose!
During the day yesterday I had rang her doctor as her arms were particularly sore, and I asked was there anything more they could give her, my mum turned to her friend and said she is always on to that doctor getting me more drugs, I thought nothing of it, and just said, Why would you suffer in pain when the docs can get you something for it, of course im going to ring them about the pain to get you heavier drugs. Now Im thinking, Oh My God, she thinks Im trying to kill her! I cant believe in her right mind she would think it, but is this connected to the disease?
I spoke to her this morning and I said do you stil think I gave you twice the dose last night, and she said yes, I said why would I do that, and she said you must have forgot but I remember taking them. She didnt sleep all night and was up every hour, I think she was afraid to fall into a deep sleep!
Whats next?