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My Grandma thought that people thought she was the president (or at least high up in government) and were mad at her for building the wall.

So yeahhh... I think she has schizophrenia 😅or at least delusional paranoia...
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4meAndyou · F
I'm sorry. It is likely she is suffering from dementia. It is a brain disease that can begin in old age. Alzheimer's is almost identical to dementia. Basically what happens is that brain cells are systematically destroyed by a certain kind o protein in the brain.

My own mother died of dementia. Eventually the brain becomes like swiss cheese, and the sufferer does not have enough left for the organs to function.

Delusions or wild stories are a symptom of the disease. For example, my father was deceased, but my mother would tell me that he had come alive again, and that he had gone on a plane and the plane crashed because he had used a cheap airline, and now he was dead again. The next day she would tell me she had called him. The day after that she would tell me that she was on a train, and the train was moving all the time.

If your grandmother is not receiving medical treatment, it might be a good idea to suggest to your mother or father to help her get the treatment she needs. There are new drugs now that might help or delay the progress.
Chaoshead · 22-25, M
@4meAndyou It's really sad that old age causes all of this.
4meAndyou · F
@Chaoshead It isn't old age that causes it, and it doesn't happen to everyone. Poor diet, lack of exercise and mental stagnation all contribute to the proteins (which are in everyone's brain) ability to activate and begin destruction.
Chaoshead · 22-25, M
@4meAndyou True! My great aunt is still an aerobics instructor at 85 and I swear she has more energy than I do. 😂
4meAndyou · F
@Chaoshead Exercise will actually help in the creation of new neurons. Not everyone knows that. So even if neural pathways are destroyed, walking every day will restore some of what has been lost.
Chaoshead · 22-25, M
@4meAndyou I definitely believe that! When I was sedentary for a long-time, my mind was sluggish. Working out helps in my cognitive activity just as much as physical.
morrgin · F
@Chaoshead My mom is still a fitness instructor and she is 72. She's been doing it for like 34 years now. I don't think she will make in that career for much longer though but maybe she will.