Is he forgetting me?

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Jennifer3 Asked May 2020

Is he forgetting me?

Quick question; Bill is over 11 years into his onset of ALZ, and he has never, not once, thought I was someone other than me. Tonight he asked me “Are you and daddy getting a divorce?” I asked him who he thought I was and he replied, “Daddy’s wife, didn’t you guys get married a while back?”

As far as I know his dad left his life when he was a baby and only came to see him once as a child, so that added to the strange behavior.

I know there is no concrete answer, but what the heck!?! He has been in the end stages of ALZ for months, so is this just another page in the chapter?

Alzheimer's & Dementia Dementia Behaviors End of Life Severe Dementia

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I wouldn't get too worried or upset about it. It's a fairly "normal" thing to happen. Since he is end stage, just about anything is possible at this point. Just role with it.

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Hi Jennifer. I believe it is just another phase. From what I have read here over the years sometimes a parent or a spouse sees their care giver as a parent figure as your hub is with you. Their reality is so different from normal as the brain changes with the disease. Humoring or distracting may help, 11 years is a long time to have Alz Bless you for caring for him.

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