My grandma. I know I shouldn't laugh but.........

I had an aunt like that with illness, always had to have what you had, but obviously more severe, more life threatening. If one of us had a cold, she was suffering from pneumonia. I used to ask Mum to please tell her that Dad was having bother with his prostate ( he wasn't) just to hear what she would come up with then.

Gillybob

I know exactly where you are coming from, MIL the same.

If you have an 'itis' she has an 'itis itis'. If you have a headache she has a brain tumour.

She has cried wolf so many times now that sadly if she is genuinely ill we tend to dismiss it.

They are funny though and at 99 years of age she certainly has had time to 'practice her art'

She is indeed a character MiniMouse I wish I was more articulate because I am sure she is a book waiting to be written !

Funny you should say that pompa but my grandma is dying to be registered blind ! She uses the hearing book service, (which I have to say is excellent) and I overheard her telling the lady who brings the CD's that she was totally blind. I just sit there and shake my head.

I have just spoken to her on the phone and asked if there is anything she particularly fancies for her tea today and she (very sarcastically) asked me if I have had a good holiday. I said "Grandma I have only missed one day, I saw you on Wednesday" "Oh" she said "well it feels like you have been away on holiday"

My mothers sight deteriorated and she was eventually registered blind, from that day on she WAS blind. What I failed to understand was her complaining about the daisies in her lawn, and when I walked in on day informing me that my shoe lace was undone. hey Ho.

This really made me lol, what a character Perhaps you could remind her of the boy who cried, 'Wolf!'

She is fantastic and annoying in equal measures KatyK

It must be a symptom of getting really old AshTree my grandma couldn't see anyone having any illness or operation and she wants it for herself. She goes to a Warfarin clinic once a month (where she is treat like royalty) and boy does she lap it up. I've never known anyone enjoy a hospital appointment as much as she does.

What a lovely thing to still have your gran, and it sounds as if you get on so well with her - and get loads of fun out of your relationship too . I remember my MiL who always seemed to imitate the illnesses of anyone around her. We dared not mention anything wrong with us because next time we visited, sure enough, she'd be suffering from the same thing. And she'd swear black was white that she had no idea we'd had it the previous week .

Oh bless her! She sounds fantastic and you seem wonderful with her