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Is it MCI or Dementia?

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 4 11:04am | Replies (51)

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I also understand. This week feels almost normal. Some confusion and memory loss but not terrible. Mood is stable. He is working on a jigsaw puzzle. This is a new activity that seems to hold his attention for long parts of the day and challenges thinking skills. I've set up a card table in a corner and he turns to the puzzle throughout the day. This one is hard for him but he is sticking to it. Last week was not good but I also wasn't good with my repsonses. The crankier I got the worse his "experiences" were. I am trying much harder this week to letting it go...if it isn't important or dangerous...let it go.

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Thank you for your understanding and that’s such good advice! Same here with my crankiness - makes it worse for him. The compassion we can show to one another helps so much! We are better right now and going to play ping pong in awhile. We have a lot of fun doing that together. I’m happy that your husband loves jigsaw puzzles. Wish mine did! I work them on an app on my phone.

We never did jigsaw puzzles before and I still don’t particularly enjoy them, but for some reason, he enjoys them now. I always have a different one ready to go