My wife is now my sister and mother in law

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  • awames76

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    My father in law had the same prob when his mom was getting Alzheimer. My mil was the woman cheating and was called alot of names.

    Its also good to talk about it sometimes
     

    The Bubba Effect

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    Been there. Towards the end, my dad thought I was his younger brother fairly often. It was bittersweet because it hurt him real bad when his brother passed a few years ago and while it pained me to see Dad so diminished, it made him so happy to "see his brother again". I never corrected him when he thought I was his little bro. Taking that away from him would have been cruel and not helped him a bit. Not only that, but my uncle was a hell of a good man and Dad loved him dearly, so it was quite the compliment to be confused with him.
     

    Leo

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    Due to 20 plus years of medical misadventure, "gammie" was a bed ridden vegetable for over 20 years. She was "treated" by a host of specialists at an upscale private hospital in the City the whole time. It pretty much kept the family broke. A whole generation grew up while she was not mentally there. A family move across the country resulted in a small town Doctor being the only one who would see her. He weaned her off at least 20 prescriptions and in a couple months, most of her mind came back. Within a year, she was walking herself to the bathroom again. Because of the loss of time, she thought all the grandchildren were the parents generation, and called them by that generations names. She died shorty after her 100th birthday party where she sliced her own cake after a dinner at a restaurant.

    It is a whole challenging experience to care for people in altered states of reality. All who are involved in care of those with challenges deserve a special salute.
     
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    ghuns

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    To call my dad's mom stern is being very kind. But hey, she was German soooooo.:dunno:

    She developed serious dementia during the last couple years of her life. She identified me as both of my brothers, both of her dead brothers, my dad, etc. I just never knew who I'd be on any given day. But the weird thing was, she was happier than I'd ever seen her. I always played along and for the first time in my life, enjoyed spending time with her.
     

    indiucky

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    That songs a lot older than he is. I remember listening to on a 78 record.

    Dude those are called "Cylinders", not 78's....Quit trying to act young and hip....:)

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    rhino

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    FIL is now thinking my wife is his wife and I am his son.

    Dinner and late night is interesting.

    I'm confused....

    My mom is not to that point yet, but sometimes she tells me that she hasn't seen "Joey" for so long and asks have I seen Joey and when will Joey visit?

    rhino = Joey

    It's both funny and not funny at all at the same time.
     
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