Re: Being patient with parents
old age is hard!
My mom has started showing signs of memory loss too.
She forgets that she has told me something and will tell me the same thing a week later as if I never heard it before.
I just listen to her patiently, instead of telling her that I know it already.
That's life! One day we will reach that side too. I might even forget that I had JUST READ MILLY's comment above... :(
It's okay - don't worry.
One of my distant relative grandma - was totally gone. Like she would not even remember her own kids names.... forget the names - when her boyz (like 40ish) would come to her room - she would ask - who are you? Where did you come from?
Then the boys would have to re-introduce themselves to her. Tell her that she is the mom, by showing the pictures.
It was sad... but ONLY if you TAKE it that way. That is also a part of life. A phase of life which we must go through.
So why not ENJOY that as well. I learned from those guys that they would still be very cheerful - and be very happy to reintroduce themselves and their kids.
Their wives were cleaning up after their MIL - and the MIL would still ask them too - as soon as they were out of sight - like just step out of the room and return ... the lady would not remember who it was!