my mum
My mumis 85and lived with me sice January this year:-
she asks me to help her get home before it gets dark, (she only has to go from my lounge, through my kitchen and then shes "home".
will ask which way her room is, or where is she to sleep tonight, apparently she has never stayed before.
will ask me to accompany her to the bathroom, which she doesn't remember and only used a couple of hours before.
Mum's favourite at the moment is that everyday she thinks must be a feast day, the questions several times through out the day are:, "have I got money for the kids for presents", when I ask why her reply is "well its xmas, or is it Easter",
well the grandchildren would be doing very well and very pleased if she doles out money to them everytime she thought it was a feast day.
She is also obsessed with sweeping, especially at the moment she can't stand the leaves on the grass, but the contradiction is that she will be complaining about the pains in her leg, arms, head or wherever the pain takes her at that moment, but within minutes she is looking for a broom to go out and sweep the garden.
When I remind her that she's been complaining about pains, and so I don't think she should be out in the rain sweeping the garden, she totally contradicts herself and says that there is nothing wrong with her, and whats a little bit of pain anyway.
My husband and I cut the hedges down last weekend, she insisted on "helping", and spent hours sweeping up after us, well she then spent the rest of the week complaing about her aches and pains and how she cant lift her arms up - she's 85 what does she expect.