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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to give you a little history, I was born into a very bad marriage that eventually ended in divorce. Over the years, my Mom has hinted at the details and verbally and emotionally abused me. In the last few years, the verbal abuse has gotten much worse and inappropriate. I am wondering she is experiencing the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease or some other degenerative condition [cue in stories of the ways she tried to abort me]. On her last visit, I had to leave my house and stay at a hotel for the night until she could get a flight out in the morning. I am not sure if she reliving and regretting her life or if it is something medically-related.

For those that have parents with Alzheimer's, did your relationship take a turn for the worse. How did the disease start and progress, did the bad just get 
much worse?[/quote]

So sorry, OP.  I have two parents with dementia.  Mom  (Alzheimer's diagnosis) went through a stage just like this but thankfully exited it  pretty quickly and is now pleasant but with pretty much no memory.  Dad (Alzheimer's or frontal lobe dementia) is totally inappropriate at odd times.  Hoping he skips through this stage pretty quickly too because it's a real problem.  Unfortunately, dementias affect everyone in different ways and it's impossible to predict behavior.
As for the relationship, it really helps if you don't personalize the hurtful words.  Keep reminding yourself it's the disease (if she gets that diagnosis).  Good luck to you.[/quote]

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