Overview

• Leyla Heiter posted Instagram Stories from a hospital visit showing her holding her grandmother’s hand and speaking softly to her.
• She asked if her grandmother knew who she was, and after hesitation the elderly woman could not identify her, prompting Leyla to cry.
• In a caption, Heiter wrote that her heart “really broke a little today,” underscoring the emotional toll of the encounter.
• Reports say the grandmother has been in the hospital for several days, and there have been no official statements or clinical details.
• Coverage draws context from a 2024 incident in which the grandmother, Brigitte, went missing from a Frankfurt care home in a case linked in reports to dementia.