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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly these are in totally separate categories. If your dad has dementia, things are only going to get weirder.

Personally, I wouldn’t even waste time on whether your dad did it “intentionally.” In some ways, this is as good a time as any to start grieving the person he was before and dealing with the version that’s in front of you. A big part of that is giving up on him being able to navigate fairness, appropriateness, respect, concepts like that. To say nothing about delusions he may be dealing with. Hopefully you still have a lot of those good things ahead of you but you need to accept that you can’t count on them any more. [/quote]

This poster is correct. Even with typing your name into the order, it could be do to the disease and unintentional. It’s a terrible disease that plays out in many ways including questionable decision making early on. You and your family need to be ready for it to get worse.

My Dad had it (early onset variety) and looking back some questionable financial decisions were early markers. Fortunately they were not catastrophic and my Mom caught on. They were able to make the changes needed to protect themselves. It was difficult though because he didn’t understand what was going on, had delusions and was angry about all of it. All out of character for him.

My heart goes out to you and your family. It’s an awful disease. Your Dad isn’t himself anymore. [/quote]

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