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Yes, that's what I do. I had to learn to do it though. I at first I tried to correct her and that was a disaster. You can make up different answers to amuse yourself and not get too bored with the repetition. My mom has a great sense of humor, so I can usually lead her into some fun with her questions or stories she tells over and over. My brother still gets frustrated with her, but after 7 years of this, I'm pretty interested in where her mind goes. But it really hurt my heart when she was worried about money matters, thought she only had $400 left, they were going to arrest her, and the bank was taking her house. She eventually gave up on that one, thank goodness. As a practical measure to calm your mom's fears or give her answers to her most common questions, try writing out the information for her close to the phone. She might see the answer before she calls. But my mom would see the answer and call just to make sure it was right and ask who wrote the note.
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Re: Repeated stories — yep, this is all new to you. Every. Time. You might try asking questions to lead you Mom down a different thought path. Ex: She’s telling you the story of a family wedding for the nth time this week. Ask her about other people who were there. Whatever happened to Uncle Bob? Did he ever get married? It probably won’t keep her from bringing up the original story again, but it will make things more interesting for you. Don’t even bother trying to correct her. She’s beyond it, now.

Re: The phone calls — She’s perseverating. Where does she live? Does she *need* to have access to a phone? Does she live alone? That should change. Is she in AL? Maybe no more phone? It sounds like some of the issues may be anxiety driven. Does her Dr have her on anything for that? You will never get her to commit anything to memory. Stop trying. If by some random quirk something does magically stick, rejoice! But don’t expect it on the regular.
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