She'll say things like "you gals" get up at such-n-such a time or "someone" put this on the table. Tonight she pulled a container of leftovers out of the fridge and said she'd promised "her" she would eat it. I said "Who?" She said "One of the gals." She is in stage 5 of dementia, possibly moving into stage 6. Someone suggested that she doesn't really think there are more people here but just doesn't know how to express it anymore. I don't know what to think but it's weirding me out. Anyone else heard things like this?
But it’s very hard to weird me out.
So glad you're found your not alone in this. 😊
Processing thought is actually such an amazing thing to be able to do. Perhaps the moral is we should all be more appreciative of what our brains handle for us all day long without our even noticing?!
I was totally blown away the first time she did this, but getting used to it now. As time marches on and the dementia progresses, I can casually observe her behavior with a degree of detachment I couldn't imagine a year ago. At other times, I watch when she doesn't know I'm there, and my heart breaks.