My husband also had a speech therapist and that was great. She worked on Brain exercises and continued to assess. She is done now and we are going on vacation for a few weeks, but I may continue to pay out of pocket for the therapy.
Loved what you said at the end about patience. It is hard and the denial is an issue because in MCI it’s sometimes hard to think of the word dementia as they surprise with lucidity and logic.
As far as the children, ours are adult children and grandchildren and they all include him and actually ask me to stay quiet and let him talk even if I see he is off. Great reminder to let him work with his own words and not talk for him.
Thank you for writing.