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[quote=Anonymous]My aunt 78 yrs old visited me for a couple of weeks recently. She travelled alone and did fine but while visiting I noticed a distinct decline in her memory. She would ask me the same question (about my inheritance from my mom) every single day for 3-4 days. She didn't remember anything from one day to the next. I've recently been partially blinded and she forgot this every day and had to be reminded, despite the physical signs being obvious and clear.

Her son my cousin is a hospital doctor. He has got to be aware there is a problem. I asked if she'd seen any doctors about her short term memory problems and she said she had not. I feel like this son is neglecting her. This is not normal, age related memory decline and it will get worse.

My dilemma is whether I should mention this to my cousin. I suspect not as he will already know as he spends time with her. But at the same time I feel like I'd be contributing to her neglect if I say nothing. He and I are not close BTW, we've not seen each other since my dad died in 2017.

Any suggestions? Should I just MMOB?[/quote]

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