For the past several months, we have noticed a tendency in my father where he doesn't quite answer a question, but rather talks around and around and around and around and around and so forth. He used to do this when he was in posssession of his full mental faculties (because you know, Jesuit-trained abstract … Continue reading Confabulating About Confabulation.
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“Since when?”
For the last several months, one of my father's favourite retort when confronted with something he does not remember is "since when?" He uses it. All. The. Time. "No, Apa, you cannot have that extra piece of cake." "Why?" "You have diabetes." "Since when?" (17 years). "Apa, maybe try to the decaf as opposed to … Continue reading “Since when?”
