3 days ago dad had his girlfriend break u... - PSP Association
3 days ago dad had his girlfriend break up with him. Today he thinks I'm his girlfriend not Dtr keeps calling me her name Will this change
It will almost certainly change, if your father has psp. Closer, more emotional memories are easiest to access but they are also often over-written pretty quickly. Be consistent and calm in your response. Be patient. Don't despair. With psp symptoms do tend to arise and then pass in time. Peace, Easterncedar
rib-mo, If there is one thing I found with these diseases is that things do change. Also you can't know what is coming or going next. You can't determine how long this might last. Sadly break ups and even divorces happen to patients with these terrible diseases. I guess some people just can't cope with the scope of the disease. Remember what I always say "These diseases are NOT a one-size-fits-all proposition. Each patient can be different in some unique way. I hope you consider that this problem with your dad is really a minor blip on the radar of the disease. So what if he thinks you are his girlfriend? That's not a bad thing. Jimbo
My husband calls me by his sister's name whom he no longer is in touch with. I used to correct him and be annoyed. Now I just answer to it and don't bother. It doesn't bother me anymore because he is so confused. I call him my " time traveler". Sometimes I am Cheryl, sometimes Jill, sometimes his mother (dead) sometimes I am the "Bad woman" who keeps him prisoner. It is the disease and not important. My father had late stage Parkinson's and for 3 years after my mother's death called me Frieda..He needed to see her and sometimes he even apologized for not being able to remember I was his daughter Jill. Goes with the territory.
Jill
My husband passed in April with CBD and he often called me by his brother's name, his mother's name, in fact one time thought I was his mother and rebuffed my hugs and kisses. He's called me by a good friend and part time caregiver's name. I think that most of the time he knew who I was he just couldn't get the right name out.
