Hi, I am new to this forum and am looking for some advice or words of wisdom.
My father has PD and Lewy Bodies Dementia that accompanies PD. He believes that my mother has been replaced with a look-alike. Most of the time he asks me who I mean when I say "Mom." and he tries to hide that he is suspicious of her. He believes that she has imprisoned him and that she is not his wife. From what little info I was able to track down, this is a common psychosis in people with PD.
What should I say to him? I try to gently tell him " I know you aren't sure that it's Mom, but it really is her. Please trust me." and things to that effect, but I noticed he was frustrated with me today for not believing him. He has said that we are all brainwashed.
Is there a way to approach this? Or am I doing the right thing, and should I just accept his emotional response to this? He really believes the delusions. I wish so badly that I could make him understand of believe me, and I am frustrated that it has to be my mother, his caregiver, who he believes is a duplicate. I feel like it's not just scary to him, but it is wearing on her emotionally. She has given up her self, her life, and her marriage to him to be his nurse.
I wish so badly to communicate with my dad.
