Trouble with dates
How she struggles to remember when an upcoming appointment or event is
How she sometimes struggles to know the days of the week and what day today is what day tomorrow is.
Issues with plans or step-by-step instructions
When to get a medical alert
When and how to take the keys away
Explaining medical visits and tests
How she was always obsessed and worried about what a doctor’s visit was for or what would be done for a test (MRI, carotid duplex ultrasound, EEG, etc.).
Print out pictures of someone having the test done.
Take over as many tasks as you can
As much as Mom wanted to do things herself, she was frustratingly aware that it was hard for her to do things herself.
Taking tasks off her plate made her more relaxed and less stressed about having to do them.