Dh and I have been married 14 years. We lived next door to his grandma for 14 years. She now lives with my MIL and she suffers from severe memory loss. She asks me every single day what my name is, How many kids we have, if they are boys or girls, if we are married. I mean every single day. I don't mind, I understand the situation and answer all her questions.

She can't remember my name, age, my kids or even that I'm married to my DH, she often says she's not sure if we are married or if we just live together she even asks if all the kids are mine and his or if they are split between us, however the one thing she can ALWAYS remember is that I used to be overweight.

I see her probably 5 days out 7. Every day she tells me how great I look. How thin I look. How much better I look since I've lost all that weight. How great I look in my clothes and swimsuit. She even tells other people that are at my mother in law's house, Look at this girl- She has lost so much weight, I'm proud of her. She tells her nurses and even her physical therapist.

Now, I enjoy the compliments but It suddenly dawned on me last night, how is it that she can't remember anything else about me but the one thing that is stuck in her mind is that I was OVERWEIGHT? Dh and I were sort of laughing about it because I promise you that's the only thing she does remember about me and I have no idea why. She can keep the compliments coming but now my Mother In Law can tell her doctor that her mind is completely muddled there is one odd little thing she never forgets.

Dementia is a strange creature. I work in geriatrics. Sometimes there's no rhyme nor reason what they can and cannot remember. You have provided her with something that she can hang on to. Good for you and good for her. Continue to encourage her and answer her questions. Enjoy it. There may come a day when she forgets that too. Congrats on you success!!

Congrats to both of you for your weight loss success! I have a neighbor that I met about 6 months ago. He came up to me and asked one time if he could ask me a question. He said someone else had said I used to be very big, how had I lost all my weight? (He need to loose about 50 lbs). I was totally truthful and told him I had weight loss surgery. He was interested and asked more questions. But, I did tell him that it is not anything but a tool to HELP loose the weight. I like your story about your husband's Grandma! Very cute and makes her more lovable! Karen

(PS: I have lost 100 lbs).