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She has a handkerchief she ties on her beltloop and takes it off and on continuously. She says it is clean.

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My Moms problem was her nose ran all the time. Worse during allergy season. She had used tissues all over her house. Her doctor recommended a antihistamine. A 24 hr one. Claratin or Chlortrimaton. Stopped the running.
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My mom became a “scab picker”. I remember once taking her to the dermatologist for a minor procedure. Later that afternoon, I got a call from the doctor saying my mother had been brought in (she 911-Ed herself. Good grief. Good thing I knew the fire medics.) She was bleeding. Her wound had to be redressed. She claimed she didn’t know how it happened. The doctor’s staff had to drop e everything and make time for her. After pressing her, I got her to confess she’d picked at the scab until it bled and then got scared when it wouldn’t stop. She did the same thing in the facility.
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Sounds like an OCD thing. OCD runs in my fathers side of the family, those who have it do all kinds of repetitive things, most are geared to checking the stove to make sure it is off, rechecking the door to make sure it locked and things like that.

I now see my step mother constantly checking her purse, looking for something however, she has no clue what she is looking for. She has dementia.
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lealonnie1 Feb 2020
Yep...........it's known as 'rummaging' and is a symptom of dementia/Alzheimer's.
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According to your profile, your mother is taking your things & giving them back to you as gifts. This is definitely 'off' behavior and could definitely be symptoms of dementia. The 'nose cleaning' is OCD-like, I say, don't you think? Now, my 93 y/o mother does have full blown dementia (moderate stage, I'd say) and here's what I've noticed. She MUST be in possession of a tissue at ALL times. If she's without a tissue, she goes ballistic. She's continuously pulling it out of her bra or her sleeve, where she keeps it, and blowing her nose or wiping her nose, etc. When she's not using the tissue, she's sniffling. LOUDLY. It's something that is quite irritating, actually, especially when we're in the car driving out to dinner. Funny thing, though, when she's eating, the 'sniffling' stops and so does the need to chronically grab for a tissue. Which tells me it's OCD and/or dementia related rather than a real need for a tissue.

I hate this disease, I really do. Every day there is something else to discover that causes worry, agitation, annoyance or negativity of some kind, right? Of course, in THEIR minds, there is no problem at all. Which is a big part OF the problem. If they would acknowledge a need for help or an answer to an issue, that would be a first step.

Good luck. We all need it, that's for sure.
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