Miscellaneous: Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible...

By Me - 03/06/2013 05:32 - United States - Homer Glen

Today, while at my aunt's funeral, my grandma who has terrible memory loss asked me whose funeral we were at. I had to explain to her that her daughter had died. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/08/2015 15:08 - Denmark

Today, at my grandmother's funeral, my senile grandfather kept asking me "Where's granny? I've been looking for her, but I can't find her." FML

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By naomids - 30/12/2011 00:29 - United States

Today, my mom asked me to help pick out clothes for my grandma to wear in her casket. I didn't know she'd died. FML

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By WronglySad619 - 26/01/2011 10:31 - United States

Today, after mourning and making my girlfriend cancel her big birthday party, I found out my grandma didn't actually die. FML

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By myanmarkaviar - 27/08/2015 16:34 - Norway - Fl?

Today, at work, I served a customer who looked so much like my grandma that I thought it actually was her. Then I remembered she died 6 months ago. I had to serve customers with a smile on my face while choking back tears for the rest of the day. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/03/2023 23:00 - United States - New York

Today, I told my boss that my grandma died to get a day off work, but then my grandma showed up at the office looking for me because she wanted to go shopping. FML

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By familyhatesme - 18/07/2014 16:30 - United States - Kingston

Today, I was at my grandma's funeral. While giving the eulogy, I accidentally mixed up "You will be missed" and "You won't be forgotten" and instead said "You won't be missed." FML

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By AnnaMarie. - 28/02/2009 20:41 - United States

Today, I was standing in the parking lot with my sister, after my aunt's funeral, when my grandma walks up and says to my sister, "You're the one going places in life, I'm proud to have you as a grand daughter." She then looked at me, and walked away. FML

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By Alex - 26/06/2014 21:13 - United States - Honolulu

Today, I was at my mom's funeral. My sisters and I were sitting in the front row. The funeral director, whom we had met with twice before, was going around greeting everyone. When she got to us, she asked where our mom was. Seriously? FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2020 23:02

Today, I was mistaken for an employee at my grandmother's funeral. There were only twelve of us there, all family. FML

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By TheFatOne - 31/08/2014 19:27 - United States

Today, I had to cancel my plans to go see my grandma, because I wasn't feeling too well. I called her to apologize, but she had trouble remembering who I was. When I told her my name, she said "Oh, the FAT one." Yes grandma, the fat one. FML

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helloimclaudia 30

Monday 3 June 2013 16:53

That must have been a horrible thing to tell her.

angelofmusic113 9

Monday 3 June 2013 16:53

That's really sad. :(

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simoncat 11

Monday 3 June 2013 20:53

Ugh. Poor grandma. When her dementia is at that level, you can't help but pity her. Treat her gently. But keep her safe. She is like a child.

usernameunkn0wn 18

Monday 3 June 2013 21:20

This just happened to my boyfriend's grandma. She has Alzheimer's and her and her husband were in the nursing home, in the same room and everything when her husband died. The day of the funeral, she asked us where he was at and we had to explain everything to her again... she didn't even know she was at her own husband's funeral. She ended up staying for about 10 minutes before returning to the nursing home. So heartbreaking! So sorry for your loss, OP.

Sora_McKain 36

Monday 3 June 2013 21:35

How horrible OP, so sorry! *hugs* (also accidentally clicked his, which you don't of course).

CoDHater 9

Monday 3 June 2013 22:39

How does OP deserve this?

markbove 3

Monday 3 June 2013 22:50

Maybe it's better that she not know. Sorry for your loss

kpc2424 13

Monday 3 June 2013 23:46

I can't imagine having to do that. It's like going through the loss twice:/

ginawater19 13

Tuesday 4 June 2013 0:24

That sounds funny at first but is indeed very sad. My great aunt had dimentia and in her final months she couldn't even remember who I was anymore. It kind of feels like their life was a waste if they can't even remember what's going on. It's very sad. Hope everyone is well

worldclassrager 39

Tuesday 4 June 2013 0:52

In a severe case as you stated of memory loss that's one thing that has to happen sometimes more than once...this is a heart wrenching kind of situation this explanation is tough to explain but needed to put her to peace...I know this sounds a bit odd but I hope I got my point across...

breadstickez 5

Tuesday 4 June 2013 0:56

My family has been in the same situation. My father had to explain to his mother that her daughter (his sister) had passed away as well, at her funeral. Then due to her dementia, he originally had to explain on later dates that she had died when she continued to ask about her. Eventually we stopped telling her because it upset her, and just told her she was happy. It was for the best.