He was in the military as a radioman during WWII but was never a pilot. He tells everyone he flew B47's; and helicopters during Katrina. (He did take private heli lessons when he was 45 and maintained a private pilot's license for small planes since age 20). It's very embarrassing for me in public as he seems to truly believe this. I am his live-in full time caregiver and can't stand to be in the same room with him. I am his eldest retired child. Do you think he's just mixed up or is this a first sign of dementia or Alzheimer's?
Your dad needs an evaluation with a specialist to see if dementia is present, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they find Alzheimer's or another type of dementia.
Take care,
Carol
In one of the Aging Care discussions, there was talk of mandatory reporting of elder abuse. The idea of it made me uneasy because I know how my mother is. There is no telling what twists her tales will take and to her they will become the truth. So far it has not created any problems for me other than making me feel a bit off-balanced living between two realities. The confabulations have not been malicious. I just hope that if they do become malicious that others will know what the truth is. It would be terrible to end up in legal trouble because of the confabulations that can happen for people with dementia.