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AikenYankee

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1. Watch the driving very closely ...

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 08:09 AM

Feb 2015

there will come a time when it will be very unsafe for her to operate a car. This is a very sad, heartbreaking disease, which in most case will progress relatively slowly. You might want to inquire about some form of medication to help slow the process ... (Namenda, Excelon Patch, Aricept, etc.) Good luck! Peace be with you and your family.

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My mother has been diagnosed with mild dementia (crossposted from Health forum) [View all] Ex Lurker Feb 2015 OP

Watch the driving very closely ... AikenYankee Feb 2015 #1

Sorry for the delay. Just now getting back online today. In talking with my father about this, Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #7

The scariest, immediate threat is not about driving the car. Its getting lost in the car. Hoppy Feb 2015 #2

Well ... it get's pretty scary when the person diagnosed with this illness AikenYankee Feb 2015 #3

No argument there. Hoppy Feb 2015 #4

Very sad ..... AikenYankee Feb 2015 #5

She lives with my father, who's a lawyer. She has a living will and POA. nt Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #6

Is she on any medications for other conditions? LibinMo Feb 2015 #9

BP med, statin, and an antidepressant Ex Lurker Feb 2015 #10

I would consult a specialist dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #11