Has Anyone Heard Of “False Memories?”

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Hello everyone! This is my first post. I am posting regarding my 86-year-old mother. Four years ago she was having trouble walking and with her memory. We thought for sure it was dementia. The neurologist and brain surgeon said she had Water on her brain. They then put a shunt in and it helped tremendously. It’s only been three years, she’s really starting to decline and really forget things. I know it’s dementia or Alzheimer’s. We’ve been seeing the neurologist but she doesn’t seem to give me a lot of information. Lately my mother has been dreaming things and she thinks it is real. she said she knows they’re real because she prays to God every night to help her remember… And so when she dream something she believes it’s God giving her that memory back. She also has stories that she seems to believe are true, but they really are not. They have grains of truth of them because they are stories from her past. She had some Traumatic events happened in her life and this is the second one that she was remembering, but it’s not really clear... but she believes it is. I’m worried about the first traumatic event I don’t want her to have to go through that again. Does anyone have any information regardingThis type of thing? False memories? Is that what it’s called?

A myALZteam Member · Accepted Answer

AD patients often confuse memories. It just another symptom to deal with for caregivers. The fact she believes her prayers result in results is interesting. Mom, under this long shadow, barely understood her mind and memory was a problem. At times, she surfaced and spoke about it. Maybe a silver lining for you and Mom. Blessings to you!

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