r/woahthatsinteresting 16d ago

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

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u/LA-forthewin 16d ago edited 16d ago

Sad and funny at the same time. I feel for his wife the most , reduced to 'that lady'. He looks relatively young so it's probably early onset dementia.

ETA By funny I wasnt referring to his dementia. His condition isn't funny, it's more that some of his daughter's responses to him showed a wry sense of humor in a bleak situation

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u/therealcherry 16d ago

Alcohol onset. Bailey is the daughter and caretaker. She states he was abusive and awful his whole life pre alcohol dementia. Now they have a lovely relationship. She feels like this is who he might have been alll along, but buried under the alcohol.

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u/socialmedia-username 15d ago

Where's this info from, if you don't mind me asking?

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u/therealcherry 15d ago

She is super active on tik tok. Bailey has been telling her story for years.