I’ve been living with my elderly mother-in-law for a few years and have begun noticing some strange behaviors. She doesn’t have a diagnosis of dementia but we suspect she is in beginning stages. We contacted her doctor who brought her in but never contacted any family to discuss and told her she’s fine. The doctor was of zero help despite telling her about this tp behavior. She does a great job perking up when necessary. She is a hoarder and a narcissist so she is extremely difficult to live with. She let her house go which has caused me to become very sick. We had hoped she would realize she needs the outside help during this time but she still refuses to allow someone into the house and I feel she is embarrassed. My primary concern is the dirty toilet paper she’s hoarding and hiding it in a box under the sink of her bathroom. I asked her about them and she became enraged and told me never to go into her bathroom. She never explained what it was but I saw her with the door open reaching in for her dirty tp, wipe and then put it back. I can’t find anything like this online, only typical hoarding of tissue but not the reusing of it in such a unsanitary way. Help!
