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Husband diagnosed MCI: He is in denial and personality is changing

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@civvy

I have faced major obstacles and personal al tragedy in my lifetime and I tell myself that I will get thru this . But this is gettting harder and harder to believe
Some days I will wake up at 3 am and go sleep in my study. Just to have my own space where I feel I can “breathe”. My spouse sleeps thru the whole thing.

I try to get away from my husband at least one or two times during the day to meet a friend for coffee or do some errands. He is suspicious of why I go out this is not the man I married . His behavior is unacceptable at times but we are stuck together; this is the first time in my lifetime where I do not see a light at the end of the tunnel

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Becky, Volunteer Mentor | @becsbuddy | Mar 26 10:38am

@civvy It sounds so difficult for you. And I worry about you. Are there any respite options in your community? Somewhere that he could go for a week or so? Then you could focus on you and try to get a new ‘handle’ on life. You might try aging services to see if anything is available.
Or maybe you could find some day services (like daycare for seniors).
Would you consider any of these options as viable?

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