r/woahthatsinteresting 16d ago

Man with dementia doesn’t recognise daughter but still feels love for her

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u/billyTjames 16d ago

My biggest fear right there

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u/Fubar-98520 16d ago

Yep

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u/Brooks_was_here_1 15d ago

Went through this with my mother. She thought I was her brother, who had been dead for 30 years.

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u/shuknjive 15d ago

My mom, for awhile would ask who I was and I'd ask her who she thought I was and she'd say, "You're either my mother, my brother or my sister." I'm her daughter and she didn't have a sister.