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Hi, Mom's Baby,   You are asking a good question. My mom also would go back into the past and talk about people (mostly her parents) who had died. After trying initialy to bring her back, I learned to just let her remain in the past. If she would ask, "Have you seen Mom and Dad?", I'd say that I hadn't and then move the conversation to a different topic.   Also please know that your mom's mental "time travel" will vary; this happened quite a bit with my mom. What you may find is that at some point your mom may know that her husband died, and then several weeks later, she is sure that she just saw your dad a moment ago.   As hard as this is, I'd suggest that you let her be in her own time. By consistently trying to bring her back to the present, you risk having her get agitated and have an outburst.   Take care and keep us posted!   Dorian
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