DEAR DEIDRE: MY mother has turned into a spiteful, cold woman who I hardly recognise.
She’s so nasty to my stepfather, who is lovely. He never retaliates even when she’s at her worst.
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She yelled at him last week for some sub-standard plate washing, getting into his face and yelling, “Just do it properly”.
She’s 78 and my brother and I have both seen a change in her.
When I’ve asked her whether she’s depressed, she says, “People who have low moods are just weak”.
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Now she is starting to turn on us too. I had Covid a couple of weeks ago and felt really rotten but she told me to stop making a fuss and to pull myself together.
I’m a married woman of 48.
DEIDRE SAYS: As this change in her character seems new, in a quiet moment and with your brother around, talk to her about how worried you are and suggest she gets checked out with her GP.
There’s a chance this could be the start of dementia or some other medical issue.
If it’s diagnosed now, there may be good preventative medication to help her.
You can find further information via dementiauk.org (0800 888 6678).
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