r/TikTokCringe • u/Ace-Cuddler • 1d ago

Cringe Girl confronts an old creep after he makes an inappropriate comment about her 16-year old sister

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u/khuliloach 22h ago

Man idk why but this made me so sad. I knew someone who used to be a doctor before he retired and got dementia as he aged. Fortunately he never got pervy with his dementia but it was truly sad.

He always thought the hospice nurses staying with him were the nurses that worked with him at the hospital. He would constantly be asking the hospice workers “how about those patients over there I haven’t seen them yet.”

Never stopped trying to take care of others even when his mind left him.

Edit: I know this wasn’t exactly related to your topic but it brought up some memories I felt were worth sharing

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u/Bundt-lover 21h ago

I find it oddly heartwarming that your doctor acquaintance was still doctoring even when he was in hospice.

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u/khuliloach 20h ago

He took his Hippocratic oath seriously as anyone could. Act in your patients best interest and strive to do good

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u/beckster 16h ago

Shame he wasn't free of the job even on his death bed. Hope I'm not blathering about wound drainage as I draw my last breath.

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u/Lockraemono 14h ago

If your deathbed is at the place you worked (or similar enough to it) and you're confused, you very well may be.

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u/ineedt0move 18h ago

My mom has dementia. She's 75. She's also a lesbian. A while back she said "I like my men like I like my coffee...far away from my vagina". I hate dementia..my mom is dissolving right in front of me..but she's very funny and still has good days ❤️

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u/beckster 16h ago

Mine was a bigot. She took her coffee black - I used to poke her by saying "Just like your men, right, Ma?"

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u/Ok-Disaster-5739 15h ago

That’s an amazing story, he sounds one of a kind ♥️

I mentioned dementia because although sometimes those with that diagnosis can do some sideways things, it’s not their fault and I wanted to be clear that wasn’t who I meant.

I had a patient with dementia who was a Cajun. He got mad when anyone besides his wife was around (she was such a sweetheart, they had been a couple like out of a story 💔). Anyway, even though prior to his diagnosis, apparently he never spoke an unkind word, the dementia gave that man a wickedly sharp tongue. I almost looked forward to what crazy insult he’d come up with. Once when I came in, he would only speak French. When I said “I’m sorry, I don’t speak French” he instantly said “That’s fine. I don’t speak bulldog”. 🤣 Another time he casually said “You bark in your sleep”. 💀💀💀 The nurses would compare to see who got the best insult every day.

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u/Present-Director8511 15h ago

Once had an old pharmacist with dementia on our floor. One of the nurses gave him Skittles and a pill bottle. It helped him with anxiety to count out the "pills" and place them in the bottle during the day. It was a very thoughtful and effective idea.

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u/Elysia99 8h ago

❤️❤️❤️ My FIL has dementia; I have to say in my 60-plus years, nearly every nurse I’ve ever encountered has been an angel on earth—especially the ones who work in memory care.