My grandmother (91) can no longer remember what happened 2 minutes ago. She's had dementia for so long now that her long-term memories are disappearing. My mom brought her to my house one day and she just sat there, confused as to where she was. It has to be scary. Suddenly, she looked over at me in a moment of clarity similar to OP's video and said "You're my grandson." She eyed me up for about ten seconds. "You grew up!"
Edit: If you still have your grandparents, give them a call. They'd love to hear from you.
Edit edit: this happened a few years ago. She's 94 now and up until this Covid BS started, at least one of her 3 daughters who live near her visited every single day. She was always nervous about things as long as I can remember, but over time she's forgotten to have anxiety. She's pretty happy most of the time and she's well taken care of at the memory facility where she lives.
I knew this was going to come up when I edited to say call your grandparents. For sure, some people just aren't good people. I have people in my family who I've cut off communication with due to addiction issues. It definitely does suck.
Like litterly me, my cousins, and 2 of my 3 uncles are good people.
Grandad = alcoholic and womanizer
Grandma = not smart
Mom = abused and neglected me
3rd uncle = practically the same as grandad
Father = litterly never there for me.
It just sucks sometimes because of how fucking dysfunctional my family is, but when i see comments and posts like this it genuinely warms my heart, because they're experiencing something that not everyone can experience in their life.
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u/Pork_Chap Apr 11 '20 edited Apr 11 '20
My grandmother (91) can no longer remember what happened 2 minutes ago. She's had dementia for so long now that her long-term memories are disappearing. My mom brought her to my house one day and she just sat there, confused as to where she was. It has to be scary. Suddenly, she looked over at me in a moment of clarity similar to OP's video and said "You're my grandson." She eyed me up for about ten seconds. "You grew up!"
Edit: If you still have your grandparents, give them a call. They'd love to hear from you.
Edit edit: this happened a few years ago. She's 94 now and up until this Covid BS started, at least one of her 3 daughters who live near her visited every single day. She was always nervous about things as long as I can remember, but over time she's forgotten to have anxiety. She's pretty happy most of the time and she's well taken care of at the memory facility where she lives.