Case of the missing blue glass vase

So far, this is ongoing...

Back in January, I was informed that the small, blue glass vase up on the top shelf of a cabinet went missing. Had I done it? Nope. Was I believed? Also, no.

Get ready for suspicion. Apparently, I am the "only person to have had access to the house" while they were away at rehabilitation for hip replacement surgery. I like blue glass, which is true. I do admire blue glass. However, I do not collect blue glass. Collecting things like blue glass objects is not something I do, and I reiterated that. Regardless, the suspicion of the disappearance of a small, blue glass vase revolved around me, as I learned.

So I asked when it was last seen. "Oh, it's been missing for a while now, before I left for my hip surgery." Okay, that is not helpful. There were plenty of home health aids, therapists, nurses, other professionals, and house cleaners who came and went since returning home after surgery (not that I believe any of them would even touch anything), but my loved one is just now realizing that a small, blue glass vase is not where they would prefer it to be located. Did anyone notice anything from that cabinet? "No." Of course not, silly me for asking. "I know that it went missing sometime within the last year, though." (Deep breath. Take deep breaths. That is a long time with not saying anything about somethimg... Stay calm. Who knows what is going on?!)

I did unpack boxes of blue glass items and placed them in that cabinet, along with my husband. We did not really take note of the contents; we were trying to be as quick as possible to open up more space for more boxes to be moved in to the house while my loved one moved in. I do not collect glass items. My husband does not collect glass items. We have not touched that cabinet since, and the entire last year has been a genuine blur. Time flew.

But the suspicion is there, so they are less trusting of me at the moment. It doesn't matter that I do not steal, have no interest in the same types of things as them, or that I literally have not touched that cabinet in over a year, since unpacking a couple boxes of blue glass items from the collection.

This is part of the early stages of memory loss, suspicion and all. I just stay calm, repeat myself, and even let them come over to my house to look themself. I have nothing to hide. I also want them to trust me. This stage is one in which predatory people can, and often do, take advantage of those with memory loss. My mother did this to my father. It is literally impossible to stop once it starts, so the best option is to get the legal paperwork done early and be ready for any suspicions that will most likely arise.

As for the small, blue glass vase? I honestly do not remember it; I was not focused on admiring the collection at the time. I hope it is found, though. Time will tell where it shows up, but I know it will not be at my house.

Oh, also, there is apparently a small, blue glass bowl missing as well, which was apparently cradled in another blue glass bowl or basket. Is it actually missing? Was it ever there to start with? I have no idea, either. I also would like that to be found. I also know that it is not at my house.

I can say that I do not like the suspicious stage of memory loss. I am the prime suspect, regardless. It happens. Keep being supportive and calm. Everything will be found and sorted out, eventually.