My mother (86)who I have looked after for 25 years had a recent acute confusion episode &Hallucinations¶noia & was in hospital 3 weeks All tests were clear but my sister (a Dr.) told the doctor in the hospital that mum was fine so no diagnosis was made, she even tried to take mum out of hospital one day without our knowledge.Since then my sister has taken over and refuses to let my brother or myself see mum as mum now says she thinks we are trying to kill her and she is going along with this.Mum's character has completely changed,she is very aggressive and nasty.When we spoke to her once she had come out of this acute confusion she seemed to forget things and seemed still confused. My sister who has now taken over took mum (within days of coming out of hospital)to a solicitors changing legal documents(wills etc) Mum seems to hate my brother and I and we are devastated but cannot seem to get any help from anyone,we have been on to the court of protection.-no help.We have now found out mum's house is up for sale without our knowledge. What can we do and what do you think may be wrong with our mum?Please can you help?
For ALL of you still dealing with UTI's (urinary tract infections) or for those that want to prevent them, PLEASE do some research (like I did) on using D-mannose.
My mother suffered from recurring UTI's until we started using D-Mannose. Worth a look.
Anyone with experience in dementia knows this is common behavior, even a phase. Could even be caused by the very drugs Rx'd to stop delusions (in our case Seroquel and Ativan). They backfired after awhile. There are so many causes of this paranoid behavior. Good luck. At least you are genuinely concerned.
"solicitors"...are you in Great Britain? Good to mention. Anyway, if your mother is not in her right mind when she changed the will, it probably won't stick. You could cross-accuse your sister of Financial Elder abuse, using the elder's demented state to swing matters to her own advantage. Arghhh. you have a problem. Good luck, both with bashing your sister across the head with common sense and legal notices...and with getting your mother stabilized.
Take copious notes, save emails, do calendar of your mother's behavior patterns, admissions to hospitals, drugs administered that you know of, etc.