@A myALZteam Member, what kimlsmail said is true. It took time, but eventually she couldn't even use her cell phone and would get frustrated. I have a sitter with her who kept the cell phone with her and would dial my mom's sister to let them talk each day, but then would take the phone back from her. When she would ask for the phone, the sitter would tell her the person she wanted to call wasnt near a phone right now and then distract her to something else. Now Mom only asks to call someone a few times throughout the day and is easily dissuaded from trying to call. It took 1-2 years for Mom to go completely through this phase from start to finish. One of the people she would constantly call was her sister. We finally removed her house number and only had her cell number programed in Mom's cell so she could see who was calling her and decide if she felt like taking Mom's call. My aunt has since passed, so I just tell Mom that her sister isn't near a phone right now and be back here tomorrow. It's what works. I don't like lying to Mom, but I couldn't continue to put her through the shock of losing her husband or her sister EVERY time she asked about them.

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This is a disease where at the end gets lonely, and it has stages, very soon the phoning will stop, my mom couldn't dial the numbers anymore, be patient, it will pass

I had the same issue with Mom and her cell phone. I ended up taking out all other numbers except friends and family who understood and would answer occasionally.

OMG so glad for this site, my man has been doing this for the past couple of months, i feel sorry for his friends, but hay if it makes him happy, i'm happy....... i have also stopped correcting his amazing long mixed up stories to them, if it is not hurting anyone it doesn't matter, I have stopped stressing myself over the small stuff and i am realizing more and more, it is all small stuff, good luck, we are all in this together

Thanks, I think I'm just feeling a little sorry for myself.