The Heart-Warming Story of a 90-Year-Old Mother-in-Law who Still Remembers her Husband’s Exes Despite Dementia

Elderly people are prone to dementia and may forget most things. Earlier, a 90-year-old mother-in-law in Vietnam suffered from dementia and her memory gradually became blurred, but she was able to clearly read the names of each of her husband’s ex-partners.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, a female netizen in Vietnam used videos to record the daily life of her 90-year-old mother-in-law, and one of the videos captured an interesting scene of her mother-in-law. Although the mother-in-law who suffers from dementia has forgotten many things, her husband has no choice but to bluntly say,

She didn’t forget all the names of my ex-girlfriends.

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It can be seen from the film that the mother-in-law not only still remembers the names of each of her husband’s ex-girlfriends, but can clearly pronounce them one by one. But her husband didn’t mind, he just smiled and continued to gently peel the oranges for his mother-in-law. And when the mother-in-law found out that her granddaughter was recording, she even shyly covered her face and said, “Stop taking pictures, I’m very shy.”

After the 20-second short video was exposed on the Internet, it caused heated discussions among netizens, who said, “Never believe what girls say: tell the story of your ex, I just listen to it, I don’t care”, “I like this video so much But a woman’s memory is no joke”, “Happiness is easy to forget, but sadness is never”.

early symptoms of amnesia

Dementia (commonly known as: dementia) is a common disease. According to the Mental Health Review Report (2017), there are as many as 100,000 patients with dementia in Hong Kong, which is close to one-tenth of the elderly population.

Wen Ziying, a first-class occupational therapist at the Zhihuo Memory and Cognitive Training Center of the Christian Family Service Center, once interviewed by TOPick, pointed out that most people with cognitive impairment in Hong Kong are 65 years old or above, and patients younger than 65 years old are called early-onset Cognitive impairment.

There are various causes of dementia, among which Alzheimer’s disease is the most common, accounting for about 65% of cases among the elderly in Hong Kong. Followed by vascular dementia, in addition Parkinson’s dementia, hypothyroidism, and vitamin B12 deficiency, etc., are all causes of disease.

3 types of cognitive impairment

• Alzheimer’s disease: the most common type, accounting for two-thirds of the total number of dementia cases in Hong Kong, most patients are 50 years old or above, and the degeneration of patients is gradual.
• Vascular dementia: The second most common type, accounting for about 30% of the total number of dementia cases, patients are mainly caused by cumulative brain damage caused by stroke or vascular disease.
• Others: dementia with disseminated Lewy bodies, Huntington’s disease, frontotemporal dementia.

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In the early stage, patients will have forgetfulness and mood changes, including depression and anxiety, etc. In the middle stage, there will be more and more difficulties in communication, wandering aimlessly, and repeated questions. When the disease develops to an advanced stage, it will be difficult to recognize relatives and friends, incontinence, and behavior may become more abnormal. To prevent illness, it is advisable to do more physical activities and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

initial self test

AD8 is a self-test screening tool for preliminary assessment of dementia. If there are 2 or more of the following 8 questions, you must pay attention to it. It is advisable to find a professional for further assessment:

• 1. Judgment difficulties, such as inability to make decisions, wrong judgments, difficulty in deciding on financial arrangements, problems in thinking, etc.
• 2. Decreased interest in activities or hobbies.
• 3. The same questions, stories, and statements are repeated over and over again.
• 4. Can’t or have difficulty learning to use tools, equipment, and instruments, such as computers, stereos, microwave ovens, and remote controls.
• 5. Forgetting the correct month and year.
• 6. It becomes difficult and strenuous to deal with finances, such as calculating income and expenditure of bank accounts, filing taxes and paying bills.
• 7. Can’t remember the correct appointment and doctor’s time.
• 8. Daily thinking or memory problems.

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Responsible editor: Luo Jiaxin