My sister gave me a heartbreaking report about Mom today

[MissMillie]

Two days in a row she has not wanted to get out of bed.

Not only that, on Thursday, Mom told one of our neighbors who was visiting her that she had spent the whole afternoon talking on the phone w/ her mother.

My mom's mother died more than 40 years ago.

I broke down and cried.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not in any kind of denial about her Alzheimer's Disease. But somehow incidents like this just seem to knock me for a loop.

/ end of rant

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Yeah, they do. Get some support wherever you can.

[Frustratedlady]

2. I don't think that is unusual. I've had it happen with parents and in-laws over the years.

My mother-in-law had a wonderful conversation with MY grandmother. She'd only met her once before we were married and that had been over 30 years before. She didn't have Alzheimer's, but was in the process of end-of-life issues.

Same with my father, husband and my husband's aunt.

In a strange way, it can be comforting.

It is hard to lose our parents and there definitely is a process we have to go through.

Hugs.

[applegrove]

3. And it is tough. My grandfather had altzheimers too. After not making sense

for a while he piped up one day and remembered the day he got off the boat in Halifax, NS after WWII and saw my grandmother. "And there was my Margaret" he said. Sad disease. Vibes to you.

[FM123]

4. I am so sorry

I took care of my mom years ago and she had dementia, and there were days that were just oh so soulcrushing. Sending you love and support

[skylucy]

5. Hugs to you MissMillie---

[handmade34]

6. words don't help much...

it is good to cry... before my dad died, there were times he seemed pretty normal and then he would do things like angerly insist that my partner stole all of his underwear, and he couldn't be convinced otherwise...

[CousinIT]

7. I am so sorry. It's heartbreaking to see someone mentally dying right in front of you.

Do you have friends or a supportive person to talk to IRL? Your sister of course but she's probably in grief as well.

[samnsara]

8. (((hugs)))...