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Husband diagnosed MCI: He is in denial and personality is changing
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My husband is very high functioning in many ways. He still consults for in international organization . He has, in the words of his doctors “a large cognitive reserve “. He does not believe that there is anything the matter and there is zero chance he would be willing to spend time in any type of day care.
He does best when I get him to go out and about with m; it is a double edged sword because he can become easily nasty and irritated around me
My coping mechanism is to live in 20 minute intervals: when things get really awful sometimes 20
minutes later things have improved
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I like your approach with the 20 minute intervals. My wife has MCI and not as severe as full on Alzheimer’s or dementia. However, the emotional comport is similar. My thinking is now this; I need to manage my exposure time carefully. There are times when I need to just exit the situation for a time, and also plan for days away regularly or even a week away for a couple times a year.
I just cannot devote my entire life to my wife’s interest alone. I believe my calling is to serve others and love them too, and if all of my time is consumed with my wife alone, I’m unable to do that .