It's difficult to get my sister to take her med, and it's almost impossible to get respite care. Mys sister insists she is fine, and she earnestly believes she doesn't need anyone to be with her.
And I don't know what to do about the following behavior chain: She asks me (or my friend who spends some time with her) "Do you think I have a memory problem?" When I or my frien=d answer "yes,", she asks for a recent example. When we give her an example, she says "Why can't you ever say something nice? You are always so unpleasant." Should I say she has no memory problem? Or just decline to give the example she requests?
Normally, I am all for agreeing with what the person affected by the disease says, but in this case, I think you and your friend may have to put up with this as it stands. Just remember to not take her response personally. She is having to absorb a very difficult fact and this is how she's approaching it.
If it's any comfort, this, too, shall pass. Of course, there will be other issues so please keep coming back to Agingcare for support from people who've been there.
Take care of yourself, too.
Carol