raeanna74

She is 57. The thought had crossed my mind about alzheimers. A close family friend is going through it right now and is up to stage 6. The Dr's only gave him 6 months. My grandmother (mom's mom) had trouble with senility as a result of health problems that reduced the oxygen that she was able to get. My suspicion is this. She does have a number of health problems related to weight primarily and hypoglycemia (not treated besides with diet) She could be having trouble with senility. I have wondered about the alzheimers partly because Uncle David's condition is formost in our minds. I think that they fact that his condition is foremost is part of the reason for her defensiveness. I think she notices the memory lapses and is afraid that it could be alzheimers. I think her fear is what makes her defensive.

This is a good idea I think. The only reason I've hesitated with this is that my brother does not handle my mother's attacks well at all. He has a violent temper and the entire situation could become extremely explosive because he would take her attacks personally. I have thought about getting her pastor involved but I don't feel comfortable with him. I may have to sit down and talk to him about it and see what he says. The only problem with him is that he is not discrete. A VERY bad situation for someone who is a minister.

Thanks for your comments.

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