Mother-In-Law Is Having Hallucinations

United States
March 15, 2026 5:58pm CST
Either that or she's making things up. She has Alzheimer's and is living in a Memory Care facility. She's telling us an unbelievable story that she says happened Thursday night. Here's the story she told: "It was after dark, between 8 and 9 pm and the lights in the hallways were already turned off. I was sitting in my room and the door opened and this young girl around 19 and a boy around the same age looked into my room and the girl said, 'I was wanting to get some of those Little Bites that you have' (it's a mini-chocolate muffin snack) and by then she was already halfway across the room and the boy stayed in the doorway. I said 'okay' and she walked over and took two packages, then she reached into my refrigerator and stole a drink and ran out the door. I stayed up until 2 am afraid to sleep and I'm so scared somebody's going to come into my room and take all my things." Her story had a lot of holes in it and now 3 days later she's changed the story about 5 times with different variations. She's convinced it really happened. We're convinced it really didn't. It's so sad what happens to their brains when they have dementia.
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7h
It didn't happen, But it did in her mind.
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@AmbiePam (115026)
• United States
7h
Yeah, that’s her dementia. It was undoubtedly real to her.
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@kaylachan (83567)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
They also can't tell dreams from reality either. My late mother-in-law dealt with those things, too. It's kinda hard.
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@FourWalls (83974)
• United States
3h
Bless her heart, it’s so sad for her to have those things.
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@noni1959 (12760)
• United States
2h
I remember my mom began having dementia and some of her stories were pretty out there. I would listen and assure her I would make sure things would be taken care of. It's sad to see them change this way.
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@JudyEv (374392)
• Rockingham, Australia
5m
That's so sad for her. She will be so confused and upset. I know it's really difficult for you too.
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• United States
Just now
She called last night and is upset again because we informed the staff about the "incident" just in case in the 1% chance it was true or it not, so they'd be aware she's slipping mentally. She says now they're retaliating against her and she thinks they were in on the theft.
@snowy22315 (204440)
• United States
6h
I remember when my great aunt was in a nursing home, she kept complaining people were coming in her room and taking things. She didn't have dementia though.
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@jstory07 (147785)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6h
When my mother in law had dementia it was a nice sunny day. She looked out the wind and said it is snowing. Of course it was not.
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@rakski (149791)
• Philippines
6h
oh no. I am quite sure that did not happen. Dementia acting on her brains
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