Hi concerned, hope you are well. This is very difficult, as I lived out of state, and it happened before I could do much. Since I did not speak or see my Dad daily, and was naive to what the signs o
...Read MoreHi concerned, hope you are well. This is very difficult, as I lived out of state, and it happened before I could do much. Since I did not speak or see my Dad daily, and was naive to what the signs of dementia are, I had no idea, until it was really far into the financial abuse, and also, he was really good at hiding his problem. I really kick myself for not knowing what dementia was, but it is all too late for that. Anyway, I started to realize something was not right, but what, I did not know. In the middle of our phone conversations, he would get irrate, and frustrated with me for no apprent reason, and then hang up on me. This was not like him, and I was so hurt by this, that I (not knowing this was a sign of dementia) would not call him back for a long time. I feel horrible about this all now. I now realized that it was his own frustration with himself, he knew something was not right, and I did not recognize the signs. The very moment, when I finally realized this woman was taking horrific advantage of my Dad was when he called me up one day, and said to me LIsa, I think I may have done something stupid. My heart dropped down to my knees, and I said what did you do hesitantly. He said that he took out a loan on his house. This house he had lived in for 40 years, and was completely paid for years before my Mom died. I knew then, that it was beyond my control. This woman was an Insurance Agent, who claimed to be his "Financial Advisor". Long story, if you read posts from previous year, you will learn the whole story. He took out this loan, and she somehow got money out of it. When I finally was able to travel to my Dad's house, I had found that she was having him make wire transfers from his bank accounts to hers. She was having him move all of his annuities around so much, even he lost track of how much money he had. I found personal checks written out to her for loans as well. I was overwhelmed. It was my worst nightmare, and still is, I think everyday, why didn't I intervene sooner. But, at that point in my life I really couldn't due to many other circumstances. If you have more questions feel free to ask. Good luck to you dear, please don't give up. Fight with all you have. I did, and I don't regret what I did for my Dad. I just wish the justice system had, but they failed him. Many agencies failed my Dad. Don't let anyone do that to your Dad. Take care of you too.