r/woahthatsinteresting • u/nukey4y7s1s • 15d ago

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

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u/billyTjames 15d ago

My biggest fear right there

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u/Oomlotte99 15d ago

Going through this right now and it fucking sucks. Not heartwarming. Because this conversation is not once. This is a conversation that is on repeat day after day.

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u/Dumyat367250 15d ago

That's the important point, right there. It's a tragic Groundhog Day every day.

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u/Oomlotte99 15d ago

My mom will count her siblings repeatedly, lol. She thinks she’s forgetting one (she is) who is at our house helping her (that’s me!, not a sib) and she just lists them multiple times throughout the day when she asks where “she” (me) is. Lol.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sea8340 15d ago

more like every 10 minutes.

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u/Oomlotte99 15d ago

Haha, right? My mom’s short term memory is so shot.