Posts Tagged ‘Diagnosis’

Mom’s in her 80s. Ever since Dad died two years ago, she has sat around the house doing nothing while dishes and laundry go undone and bills go unpaid. The house is also a mess. But she was like that BEFORE Dad died. HE paid the bills. My sister “Beth” says Mom has dementia. I think she’s just depressed, grieving, and lost, and Beth’s trying to order a naturally disorderly life. Our disagreement has already caused friction. DOES Mom have dementia? How can we tell for sure, and what do we do about it?