Over the next 12 months both my sister and I noticed that our Mum was getting worse. We knew we had to make another review but we were scared because we knew what the result would be. Even our brothers had at this point began to realise that Mum’s memory was getting worse but still couldn’t recognise fully of what was happening. My sister and I manage to talk mum getting back to the GP for a health check up which included and memory test. Mum just kept repeating that my sister and I were trying to put her into a home. She also was saying get her a shotgun and shot herself. The GP was very kind and told her that we cared and that we making sure that she was OK.
The doctor went through the standard questions Mum a few more wrong than last. However, when the Doctor what year Mum said it definitely 2022 when it was actually 2026. He repeated the question three times and three she gave him the same year. My sister and I knew at that point she had dementia and it had got significantly worse in 12 months. The doctor told Mum that he would refer her to memory clinic, he said to her that she had slight mental impairment and wanted to investigate it further.
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