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Date Posted: 18:58:42 01/09/13 Wed
Author: JJ Ronda
Subject: I would keep a close eye on her. It was only after my grandmother got a ticket for driving on the wrong side of the road (she claimed she was in a turn lane--but there was no turn lane and it was a road she had been driving on for decades), that we started hearing stories from other people about how they wouldn't ride with her any more because she would fall asleep at the wheel! Yikes! Inside
In reply to: chris k 's message, "serious topic - please unlurk if you have input" on 19:36:12 01/08/13 Tue

Then we started noticing several near misses in the kitchen. For example, she took a casserole out of the oven and instead of setting it on the stove, she turned to the side and set it on the wet counter, breaking the dish and ruining supper. Another time she put a kitchen towel down on a hot burner on the stove and it caught fire.

Thank you Lord she never burned the house down or got into a serious car accident!

I guess my point is that the one event you witnessed could be nothing, OR it could just be the tip of the iceberg. There could be other things going on that no one is there to see. I'd definitely start paying attention. Maybe make some extra visits to her house. Don't tell her why, just say you just wanted to see her. Don't be afraid to ask her friends and neighbors what they may have seen. We were so irritated that people knew my grandmother was falling asleep at the wheel and didn't bother to tell us!

If she truly is starting to experience dementia, there are pills they can give her to help slow that downhill process.

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[> [> the sad thing is mom doesn't have a lot of friends - she moved to texas to be near her grandbabies and never got around to making very many friends outside of us - but fortunately her younger broter retired here from california - I'm going to talk to him -- chris k, 14:45:54 01/10/13 Thu [1]


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[> [> [> Sounds like a VERY GOOD idea, at least alert him to what you know. -- jenks, 06:09:46 01/11/13 Fri [1]


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