I'm worried about my mum. She is elderly. She has various health issues, including hardening of her arteries, which I am aware can lead to dementia.
My dad is still alive, they are still married, and I'm wondering if I'm over-worrying and what, if anything to do.
She is becoming increasingly forgetful. Forgets to turn the gas off. Doesn't remember arrangements for me to call round/meet for coffee and the like.
She can't work the tv, the computer, if dad died tomorrow I don't know how she'd cope.
Her driving is getting atrocious. It was never good tbh, but now she's so bad I don't like asking her to pick the kids up for me if I'm working. I try to get Dad to do it.
She gets really angry over silly things - raging mad, over something really petty.
She has inappropriate conversations, that's the only way I can describe it. Will phone and tell me she has to go now as she need to poo or she needs a pee, for example.
Her clothes look like a bag lady left them at a dustbin. No money issues, she just doesn't care.
Her behaviour in social situations is odd. For example, she dropped a fork at a restaurant, the waitress saw, went to replace it, mother said no it was fine and licked it clean, and ate her dinner with it.
Also, she makes a big joke and laugh about things that aren't really funny (hard to explain without outing myself)
Should I go and talk to the GP or should I leave my Dad to it and keep my nose out?