Just came home from church to find door unlocked and lights on all over the house and outside. MIL said at first she didn't turn lights on then said she did just forgot to turn them off. But the scary part is that when we asked about the door, she said she didn't unlock it then a few minutes later said she did but thought she locked it back. Is this the demintia or normal fogetfulness? What are your experiences with this?
Heck, my sig other will leave the lights on, the doors unlocked, as he's the absent-minded professor.... his grown kids said he's always been like that. One day I came home from work and he had left the freezer door opened on the refrigerator after getting something out to take to work.... [sigh].
The dimintia started about 3 years ago and has been progressing very slow up until the last year. I lost my Mom to Alzheimer's last April and it was about that time things got worse with her.
Thank you for your response. I didn't even think about the stove. I have gas and electric so just turning them off would not be an option. I guess I was hoping it hadn't come to this yet. Probably time to plan on being around the house a lot more. Thank you!
I can see how she might have thought she heard something and went to check it out and later forgot about it, especially if she had dozed off. Or she could have denied it because she felt silly later or didn't want you to fuss.