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First steps for coping with mild cognitive impairment 3 days ago | By Dr. Anne Shandera-Ochsner, HABIT Midwest Director (@dranneshanderaochsner)Comment receiving replies
A family member is showing signs of MCI and so far has been diagnosed with Slow Processing skills. He does not acknowledge any problems but forgets appointments, promises to do things and never does, and continuously makes excuses or "reasons" for everything and even if shown those things did not happen, he totally believes what he thought or intended to do happened,
Any advice on what to do or who to go to for help when he tells everyone there is no problem and when he talks to doctors alone, they have no clue if he is telling the truth.
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@ndck, not recognizing the symptoms or being in denial is pretty common. You might also find this blog post helpful:
- Is it Denial or Something Else? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/living-with-mild-cognitive-impairment-mci/newsfeed-post/is-it-denial-or-something-else/
Does your family member have someone who accompanies him to his medical appointments and who can take notes or add their observations? Would he allow that?
I forgot to mention, @ndck. You may also wish to join the discussion group here:
- Caregivers: Dementia Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/caregivers-dementia/
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Thankfully my husband was on board when I asked if I could start going to his doctors appointments. I would ask my husband questions about appointments and next steps, and he wasn't remembering. He then agreed to let me tag along for his appointments. This led to a referral to a Neuro doc, to a diagnosis of MCI.