My step mother (97) is seeing people in the house. The other day, it looked like she was stroking the cheek of somebody on her lap. She told me to take her and wash her face, it look like she had a rash on her cheeks. So I said “come on” and went into the kitchen. After I made their lunch sandwiches, I went back into the living room and my stepmother said “that’s better”. She was also asking about somebody named Brian, we do not have a Brian in the family. She is always very concerned that the doors are locked. And concerned that people can see in even though the curtains are tightly closed. It seems that she is progressing faster than my father, at times. He is having trouble processing what is being said and often mouths the words that I am saying to him. The progression for these two is very very fast, in my opinion. They have had a significant decline since last year at this time.

My dad tells the same stories repeatedly. I just listen. My step mother keeps asking when she will go home ( she is in her home) I just tell her”pretty soon”. Are they progressing? Probably, it is a progressive disease. I don’t mine the repeats. Sometimes Dad is so proud of himself for telling the entire story. This may be your new normal. Things always change before we are ready for the changes. I scratch my head a lot!

Yes: as the disease progresses, a lot of "strange" conversations appear. My mom told me her aunt and uncle visited her, and they wanted her to buy their house. Her mom and dad came to visit one night and "We really had a good visit". When she asked me about some others, I answered with "I haven't seen them in a long time"

Yes. It's the disease process and she is trying to communicate. The event she is describing is probably in another time frame.

my mother does that not just the following day but over n over n over we just go along with what she says as if its the first time we have heard it she takes the meds she always has for her blood pressure n such but wont take any others for anything else