Over the last 3 years, my grandmother has become verbally combative and forgetful. She is always looking to pick a fight, and she can no longer have a single conversation without trying to "one up" the other person. How can we explain that she needs to see a doctor without her flipping out? Also, what kind of doctor should we take her to? What if she doesn't follow the treatments?
Good luck.
Getting her to go was so stressful to me. I waited until the last possible moment to tell her and said that she needed it for insurance purposes. It worked. She still does not follow the treatment recommendations. She can not/ will not/ forgets to/ take her medication on her own. We now have a caregiver specifically for that purpose who sees her a few hour per day. She does not follow ANY advice about diet, exercise, socialization, home safety, etc... we just muddle through the rest of it.
You sound like a great and thoughtful grandaughter, Shelby. She is lucky to have you. Good Luck getting her to the right doctor.