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PinkRiceKrispies · 07/02/2023 22:03

She is 59 years old. All my cousins have grown up and she is left with the youngest but at 17, he won't be around for much longer either.
Do feel she is lonely but her behaviour of late has been pretty odd.
She's always been a bit scatty but 2 incidents have stood out of late. One was when we were all waiting for her to join us on a daytrip to visit a mutual family friend. Nobody could get in touch with her but she swore blind that she had told my sister that she couldn't meet us until an hour after we had actually arranged. Sister said she definitely did not.
Then the other day, she went awol again when we were meant to be meeting and said she had fallen asleep early even though it was only 7PM.
Her work colleagues have also complained about her coming back from breaks late. She swears blind she does not.
Not sure if I should be speaking to her or just continuing to monitor it all?

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CollieBuckie · 07/02/2023 22:20

None of that sounds overly concerning to me but you know your aunt. If I was you I'd just keep an eye on her. If her behaviour continues to concern you then have a chat with her over a coffee or something, not intervention style, just a casual 'how's things' and try to gauge from that what's going on.

Oopswediditagain2023 · 07/02/2023 22:44

I'd maybe keep an eye on it if it's unusual. My aunty also started acting like this - she'd always been a bit "scatty" but it became noticeably odd and very fast. We all presumed early dementia as she was early 60s, but it was encephalitis. Might be worth researching?

PinkRiceKrispies · 08/02/2023 12:32

She's sleeping a lot too. Just worried about dementia or depression. The incident where we were meant to be meeting and she rocked up an hour late was really odd especially as she was insistent that she had told us.

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Branster · 08/02/2023 12:33

Has she got a secret lover maybe?

PinkRiceKrispies · 08/02/2023 12:42

If she has I would have thought she would be in a fantastic mood and it doesn't seem like she is particularly. With that said, you have got me thinking as it would all kind of add up then....especially the bad timekeeping, "sleeping in" etc...

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NotAnotherTaco · 08/02/2023 12:47

Gosh wouldn't it make such a positive, happy outcome if it was just down to a new, secret lover? Good for her! *

Keep an eye on it, keep close to her and see what patterns build OP. If she's still working, it could just be work making her a bit tired, bit forgetful etc.

*I realised after I typed that how patronising it could sound, but after many years of seeing relatives with these types of issues, it would be so uplifting if there was a nicer, saucier reason!

PinkRiceKrispies · 08/02/2023 13:10

I will keep you all updated!
Would be lovely if this was the case

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