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Smile Mar 19, 2019 at 05:09 PM
 
Thanks for sharing your concern here on PC. (By the way, I'm also 70 years old!) I'd like to second the idea of your mother being evaluated for some sort of dementia or other medical condition.

We here on PC cannot offer mental health diagnoses. Plus I'm not a mental health professional. So I can't suggest anything with regard to what might be going on with you mom. However here are links to 8 articles, from Psych Central's archives, that talk about delusions & how to respond to a person who is struggling with them plus an article by our host Dr. John Grohol, Psy.D that discusses the difficulty in treating someone who is in denial:

10 Things You Should Know About Delusions | Caregivers, Family & Friends

10 Things You Should Do With Someone Who Suffers Delusions | Caregivers, Family & Friends

Coping With Your Loved One's Delusions | Caregivers, Family & Friends

Part 1: Getting Through To Delusional Beliefs | Caregivers, Family & Friends

Part 2: Getting Through to Delusional Beliefs | Caregivers, Family & Friends

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/careg...hout-fighting/

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/careg...has-delusions/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/d...der-treatment/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/denial-...eatment/?all=1

My best wishes to you & your mom.

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Thanks for this!
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