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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get the neuropsych eval. If nothing else it is a baseline for his current condition and decline over the next several years.

The result from my dad's eval was vascular dementia, and even once you have the diagnosis there is nothing you can really do but watch and wait. It was helpful to rule out Alzheimers or other degenerative diseases, but you already have the MRI for that.

Maybe it will help your mom to confront the issue if it's an actual diagnosis?

Overall I don't think it will change the status quo, but it could better prepare you for the future.[/quote]

This makes no sense to me.  You mom and dad are muddling through right now and seem happy with the way things are.  If your dad has vascular dementia, there's no cure so why agitate him with diagnosis and doctor's appointments?  Sounds like this would decrease your parents' happiness.  Also sounds like doctor was being kind with "old guy brain" metaphor.

Join the club - many of us here are waiting in the wings for the moment our parents need a swift rescue.  Do your research on memory care and, in the short term, look for an agency to supply helpers who could come into your parents' home to spell your mom.

Until then, ask your mom what you can do to support her.[/quote]

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