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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / February 2004I need some help
My mother in law has been battling epilepsy for 30 years or more. She is now 70. She isn't on any meds and usually functions very well. On Christmas Eve she wasn't feeling well and we all put it down as being a virus but afterwards she informed us that she had no memory of any of the family being there. Now think 6 couples and 7 grandkids ages from 3-21 in a small two bedroom house. Lately her memory is even worse, she can't remember any of us being at the house even when we were there the day before. She's forgetting her bills and most dates that were important to her like her anniversary. To say that we are all worried doesn't even begin to cover it. Any help or support would be greatly appreciated. What should we do now? thanks viki Doesn't sound like she is functioning well at all. Sounds like she should be at her doctor's right now ASAP for a full checkup. I don't know what you are waiting for---get that poor lady some help now. "I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself." -Martin Buxbaum > My mother in law has been battling epilepsy for 30 years or more. She is now > 70. She isn't on any meds and usually functions very well. On Christmas Eve [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > are all worried doesn't even begin to cover it. Any help or support would be > greatly appreciated. What should we do now? thanks viki Well, of course she needs to see a doctor. When I was having a lot of problems before I was diagnosed and placed on meds, I could not recall events either. It was like they never happened. For example, about two weeks after my daughter graduated from high school, I could not recall the ceremony or any part of that day. That was pretty distressing. But I've never forgotten dates like someone's birthday or our anniversary. I wonder if something other than epilepsy is interfering with her memory/recall. Barb Hi Viki, my mother doesn't have epilepsy but she does have many health problems and they were getting worse. So I called my mother's doctor's office and left a message for her nurse that I was going to send a fax. I listed the problems we were seeing and gave them examples. The nurse called and said we needed to bring my mother in to see the doctor. As my sister and I sat in the doctor's office with my mother I noticed that the doctor was using my fax as her notes in talking to my mother. You may need to do something similar. If the doctor is informed about all the symptoms or problems you are seeing, she/he may be better prepared to advise the patient. Take care, Julie > My mother in law has been battling epilepsy for 30 years or more. She is now > 70. She isn't on any meds and usually functions very well. On Christmas Eve [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > are all worried doesn't even begin to cover it. Any help or support would be > greatly appreciated. What should we do now? thanks viki
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