We have been collecting our neighbors mail because of her dementia she throws important papers away, so now she has been taking our mail out of our box. We now have to buy a locking mailbox just to keep her out but she will tear it apart just to get at it. Any suggestions?
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I know you are doing the best you can. My other suggestion is to have your mailed delivered to a post office box instead, but I know that can be an expensive option. Sorry to hear about your neighbor and all her medical issues. I don't know if you talk to the postman about putting the mail at another location.
I do remember your earlier posts now. And I'm sorry if my answer was insensitive. I was confused. I hope the locking mailbox helps. As you have probably noticed as the dementia progresses your neighbor will move from the mail to something else. My aunt was worried about identity theft for awhile and cut her name and address off of all her mail and then threw it away whether it was a pizza coupon or her bank statement. Now she is throwing her food away thinking it is spoiled.
Please come back and use the forum. Most of us mean well, even if we are a bit dense sometimes.
Have you called your local AAA? Why don't you want to do that?
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This is a conundrum.
Just as it was illegal for her to take your mail, it's illegal for you to take hers. Right?
Give us more information please.