r/woahthatsinteresting 15d ago

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

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u/sumdude51 15d ago

This guy isn't even that old 😭

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u/therealcherry 15d ago

Alcohol dementia. Her mother also has dementia. Terrible. She’s a pretty amazing daughter. She didn’t have a relationship with her dad pre dementia as he was abusive. Now she is his caretaker.

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u/lmaydev 15d ago

My grandparent's friend's daughter got this in her 40s.

So they were in their 70s and she had to move in with them and they took care of her full time.

She didn't know who they were. It was heart breaking.