“My Mum’s Dementia Means She Forgets She Has Grandkids - She’s Overjoyed to ‘Meet’ Them for the First Time Each Day”
- 7 months ago
A mum with dementia forgets her grandchildren so finds out she's a grandmother each day for the 'first time' – and her reaction is bittersweet.
Josie Hunt, 65, was diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome – an alcohol-induced form of dementia – in October 2020.
It means she struggles with her short-term memory and forgets she has grandchildren.
Her daughter, Jade Mead, 35, takes her children Marli, three, and Lottie, three months old, to see their grandmother and said she always says "Jade, you didn’t tell me you had children".
Despite the surprise, Josie is never annoyed about it and loves cuddling Marli and Lottie like it is the first she has met them.
Jade says Josie doesn't remember her sister Hayley Hunt, 41, has a baby either.
Josie Hunt, 65, was diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome – an alcohol-induced form of dementia – in October 2020.
It means she struggles with her short-term memory and forgets she has grandchildren.
Her daughter, Jade Mead, 35, takes her children Marli, three, and Lottie, three months old, to see their grandmother and said she always says "Jade, you didn’t tell me you had children".
Despite the surprise, Josie is never annoyed about it and loves cuddling Marli and Lottie like it is the first she has met them.
Jade says Josie doesn't remember her sister Hayley Hunt, 41, has a baby either.