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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 122282" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p>What you're describing is exactly what we've been going through with my mom, who is 85. This past summer she started showing similar symptoms to your mom's. Her Dr had a slew of blood work done this past week along with a Cat scan - we're hoping he can determine that mom suffered a series of small strokes. Back at around 80 she had 5-bypass surgery and they said that if she wasn't careful with her diet and faithfully take her aspirin each day she could and most likely would suffer some mini-strokes. We think that's what happened. However, one sister chooses to believe that mom has full blown alzheimers. </p><p> </p><p>Based on the research I've done, if my mom had/has alzheimers it would have shown up long before now. At 85, losing one's memory is mostly attributed to a combination of depression caused by loneliness and most of all simple dementia caused by old age and loss of good circulation. </p><p> </p><p>We're in the process of finding a gerontician and we have an appointment with a geriatric neurologist. The gerontician will examine mom and go over her diet and medications (she often forgets to take her medications and my sister who lives near mom isn't sure which she is supposed to take or when). The neurologist will do specific exams to rule out alzheimers and explore some of the dementia related symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>I urge you to get your mom in to see a geriatric neurologist. If you can't see one immediately, seeing a gerontologist in the meantime is a start. </p><p> </p><p>We had to take away mom's keys about 3 years ago after she side swiped a telephone pole and left the scene "to go find a cop" and then forgot about the accident until she saw my brother in law and he asked about the HUGE dent in her van. She took him to the scene and then he called the police. It was pretty scary. </p><p> </p><p>It's been very difficult to become our mom's caretakers, but what I've told my siblings is that from now on we have to make decisions based on what is in the best interest of mom's health, welfare and safety - even if we don't like what we have to choose.</p><p> </p><p>Best of luck, you're certainly not alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 122282, member: 2211"] What you're describing is exactly what we've been going through with my mom, who is 85. This past summer she started showing similar symptoms to your mom's. Her Dr had a slew of blood work done this past week along with a Cat scan - we're hoping he can determine that mom suffered a series of small strokes. Back at around 80 she had 5-bypass surgery and they said that if she wasn't careful with her diet and faithfully take her aspirin each day she could and most likely would suffer some mini-strokes. We think that's what happened. However, one sister chooses to believe that mom has full blown alzheimers. Based on the research I've done, if my mom had/has alzheimers it would have shown up long before now. At 85, losing one's memory is mostly attributed to a combination of depression caused by loneliness and most of all simple dementia caused by old age and loss of good circulation. We're in the process of finding a gerontician and we have an appointment with a geriatric neurologist. The gerontician will examine mom and go over her diet and medications (she often forgets to take her medications and my sister who lives near mom isn't sure which she is supposed to take or when). The neurologist will do specific exams to rule out alzheimers and explore some of the dementia related symptoms. I urge you to get your mom in to see a geriatric neurologist. If you can't see one immediately, seeing a gerontologist in the meantime is a start. We had to take away mom's keys about 3 years ago after she side swiped a telephone pole and left the scene "to go find a cop" and then forgot about the accident until she saw my brother in law and he asked about the HUGE dent in her van. She took him to the scene and then he called the police. It was pretty scary. It's been very difficult to become our mom's caretakers, but what I've told my siblings is that from now on we have to make decisions based on what is in the best interest of mom's health, welfare and safety - even if we don't like what we have to choose. Best of luck, you're certainly not alone. [/QUOTE]
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