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Originally Posted by Merry
When I intervened at the start of mum's dementia I discovered she had got rid of all her address books and other records of friends etc. Because of this I have never been able to tell anyone about her illness or death, except for her oldest friend who she met at a bus stop in 1940 and one other who gave me a wrong phone number when she moved to Cornwall last year.
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That is so sad, though I do feel that address books can be more of a burden than a blessing as you get older, and I can understand people not wanting to be reminded of past friendships.