My mom was diagnosed last December with dementia. She is doing fairly well and is still able to take care of her own grooming, does housework and is very social. One thing that is very bewildering to me is that she says there are two of me, my husband and my dad! So there are two Bbtwinks and they both have husbands with the same name! There are two of my dad and "the other one" is sometimes there in the house instead of my dad (her husband). When talking about my dad, she might say "they stayed up really late last night."
My grandmother also had dementia. She never had this behavior. And after almost 20 years working in a Skilled Nursing Facility, I never saw this in a dementia resident. Has anyone else observed this? And how do you handle it?
I hope knowing that it have a name and is not unique to your mom will help you discuss it with her doctor, and to cope with it.
Thanks for the suggestion but mom doesn't see two people at once. She thinks that there are two people that look exactly alike. One is her daughter, me, and the other looks just like me but isn't me. Hope that makes sense!
Rainmom, I took your advice and mom saw her doctor today. The doctor is referring mom for an evaluation.
Thanks, again, to everyone for giving me their insight and sharing their knowledge!