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@royce Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I’m so glad that you found the site and feel comfortable enough to post your needs. I think there are lots of members here who have been in your shoes and will gladly give you some tips. Again, welcome!
My husband had to become my caretaker when i got an autoimmune disease that impacted my brain. At first, it was hard for both of us, but I’ve come to accept his way.
There are some things that you can do proactively.
1. Have your wife set up the bedroom and living room to make it easier and safer for her to move around,
2. Enlist the aid of her friends to be there when you can’t be,
3. See if you can find a housekeeper for 1-2 months,
4. Will neighbors/friends be agreeable to starting a “meal train”?

This list could go on forever, but I think you get the gist! What are some things your wife enjoys doing (reading, music, art work, etc) that you could plan for in advance?

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Thank you, Becky. We have set up a place for her in the bedroom and in the living room. We can improve it by making a medications organizer of some kind. We live kind of isolated in the country and plan on selling and moving closer to my sons family some day. So far my wife mainly gets her news from the internet, watches TV shows (especially detective shows and documentaries), and I will try to find out what more I can set up for her. She does like art and gardening.