Hi. My dad’s memory isn’t great, and hasn’t been for a while. I work with disabled adults so I thought I had quite a good handle on what’s acceptable forgetfulness and what would be more concerning. So far, he’s been more forgetful than someone his age generally is, but nothing overly concerning. He is petrified about the possibility of developing dementia, as there’s a lot of it in our family. He’s had a brain scan and there is some vascular damage (TIA’s)
My mum said dad came in the other night saying he’d forgotten how to dip the headlights (must have been on full beam). He had to ask her how to do it, then went back out to the car. think that’s a red flag, as its the same on every car, and has been for decades. My mum says it’s because he hasn’t driven for a short time. My dad usually drives a lot. I’ve said that my concern is, if he forgets something fairly basic/universal like the headlights, the risk is confusing something more serious such as the brake for the accelerator, and maybe he needs a memory test. The subject was then rapidly changed by my mum.
Am I over reacting?