Elderly "Chanting" or Saying "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!"

Is she on any kind of medication?
have you spoken to her Doctor?
What kind of illness does she have?
Does she have dementia? Alzheimer's?

My great grandpa yelled "Margaret, Margaret, Margaret" all the time.. for like a year before he finally passed. That was his deceased wife.
Just realize we have NO idea what we are going to be like when we start losing our faculties. It's different for all of us.

I'm not sure about your mother's relationship with her father, but here's a thought.

I'm close to my parents, I love then very much. Growing up my father was and still is a strong secure entity for me. A good father I think, has this feel of strength, warmth and protection in his love. Good Daddies keep the monsters away, they are our hero, our knights.

This is hard to say, but here goes. I am unsure of your mother's health or age, but if she is "declining" then she may have a little fear of the end. It might be that in her half sleep she could be calling for her father, her protector to protect her from the "monster". As for calling your name, half sleep is a funny thing, if it is her subconscious fearing the end she could either be calling to you to keep you from it, being a mother and trying to protect you or to keep you close so she isn't alone when and if it comes.

I don't mean to upset you, these are just ideas about what might be happening, I'm no expert. We don't live forever and as we get older some of us begin to realize just how close we're getting to the end. The way people deal with that knowledge is as different and varied as we are. My parents are in their 60's and 70's, I know they aren't going to be here forever, I know what they want and have no fear for their passing when and if it comes. My brother however is determined that they'll live forever and wants no part of it. Be there for her, make sure she knows you love her and as hard as it may be, even if she isn't ill or that close to the end, you may need to talk to her about her last wishes. Just in case.

I think it is just one of the many processes we go through in life. I am sure it is all very confusing for her, however, there is no control. I hear many people just go ahead and agree with the elderly when they call Daddy, although Dad is really not physically in their presence. I hear if you were to tell them their Dad is gone, you could argue all day.

My Grandmother called her live children by the names of her children who had already passed. How creepy would that be?

Anyway, it is wonderful you are able to spend this time with your Mother. Best wishes.

Several of my friends have lost parents too and they pretty much say the same thing. One of my friends moms would have conversations with her parents and she would ask them questions about heaven and relatives that had already passed. It was so...well, not scary or negative but more of a "I can feel peaceful" moment. She was talking to her family in heaven. She would have lucid moments and tell her daughter about how pretty the light around them was and how much she wanted to go. When she finally died her daughter felt guilty for feeling good about her mom finally getting her wish. She had a severe case of cancer and was in a lot of pain at the end so going was her only way of being healed.

How awesome are you to take care of your mom!

I would talk to her doctor about this- he/she may have some insight for your or at least some strategies to help her when this happens. Good luck.

Same think happened wiht my grandmother. I believe in the end times our loved ones who are deceased come to help make the transition to life after death easier. I believe that she is "seeing " her daddy. He has lovingly come to help her transition.

I can understand how disturbing this can be but it's not unheard of. The suggesting of anti anxiety meds is a good one. I don't know how far along in her decline she is but I know lots of elderly enjoy taking care of a doll when they lose some of their sense of time and place. They see their roll as "mom" and it's very comforting to them. You know best but it's just something I thought of.

Is your mom ill? Is she with Hospice? Does she suffer from Dementia?

When she wakes up does she remember any of her dreams?
We need more info.

I volunteered in a nursing home in high school, and knew of several patients who I always assumed would revert back in their mind to better times. One lady would yell at her brothers, then just start giggling. It was startling to watch, but the joy on her face as she was reliving these memories was just priceless.

When my grandmother was in her 90s, she would often talk to "her boys" about how much fun they were going to have at the zoo that day. My dad and his brothers were all in their 60s, so she had to be reliving memories. Maybe your mom is remembering bad things, but can't completely grasp what they were, and you or her dad are comforting, depending on whether she's in the past or present at that moment.

This is caused by deterioration in the brain. It's like nerves get short circuited. I think it's a form of dementia.

I suggest calling her doctor and ask about it. Perhaps an anti-anxiety medication would help. My mother didn't repeat words like that but she felt anxious and medication did help her to relax.