I am seriously considering telling my mother-in-law that I will not be seeing her as much if I have to listen to the constant litany about how the people where she's living are stealing from her. Everything she says they are stealing, I can find hidden somewhere in her room. I'm hoping that she will actually 'remember' what I'm saying, since there is a possibility that she won't get to see me anymore. Or at least, not nearly as often. Her memory is terrible, but the thought is, that message will get though the fog enough to STOP the craziness of repeating the same thing 50x's a day. I'm hesitant in telling her that, cause she is a nice person and I do love her. But...I'm tired of banging my head against the wall. Any thoughts?
Early detection will make all medical problems easier to handle.
Best solution is to tune it out. Perhaps think of other more pleasant things while she is talking. That way, she gets to vent and you will not be taking the ramblings seriously.
I often have to remind myself that a senior's world gets increasingly smaller with age. And, in this culture, we tend to islolate seniors, then expect them to carry on, what we deem, normal conversations.
good luck