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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom with  Frontotemporal Dementia was able to do okay on the dementia tests. She was scored at Age Related Cognitive Decline. Despite the fact that she was terrorizing my Dad mentally and physically.

Record her behavior and see another doctor. [/quote]

I have wondered about this. The problem is she would never consent to a scan which I assume is what would be needed and she would not consent anymore to me bringing her to an appointment to share concern. Also, to be honest I don't think i could handle the rage fit that would ensue. My brother has had it as well and from what we are told there is not much you can do for someone deemed cognitively capable. She did agree to a geriatric social worker who she hand picked and the young woman seems to be under her spell. I guess mom can still turn on the charm.

For as nutty as she is to other people her capacity for cruelty toward me and to some extent my brother if off the charts. It's a sad situation and it's like she is becoming the worst version of herself and losing any good qualities she had.[/quote]

I forgot to say, although she has never been physical, I do think she would physically attack me if I recorded her. I have a lot going on in my own life right now and after many years of this I don't really have much more to give to get people to believe me. I feel like a crazy person as I leave messages for her doctors and the geriatric social worker. And really what are they going to do, if she refuses consent. Basically the social worker makes sure she isn't living unsafely and the doctors know to assess vision, reflexes etc to make sure she is safe to drive. I forgot to mention we have another sibling-older sister who is actively working against us. She has mom funding all sorts of things so she just gaslights us, tells mom we are complaining about her and works it into more profit for her. It's a mess![/quote]

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