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Stress seems to take him down. Our dog pulled a muscle in her leg and was limping. My husband seemed to go down with that. So that may be what your partner is experiencing. Got his DNA results through 23nMe the DNA testing site. He's adopted and we learned alzheimers was rife in his birth father's family. Sounds like it might be the case in your partner's. One last thing..I actually have a note in my phone to keep my mouth shut about the repetitive questioning. It helps. It's hard to have these conversations even with family. I don't want him to be relegated to 'crazy uncle' territory because he's so normal except for this short term memory veil. We walk a tricky path. He's out buying printer cartridges right now. Normal. Aaaargh. Give yourself a pat. You're OK.
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Hi, I'm reading all these blogs and praying your patience and understanding will rub off on me. I get a lot of push back after my husband asks for my help or opinion. Sometimes i want to protect myself by not helping him. He is also high functioning with a horrible memory. I really don’t know how to do this. He squelches all my ideas, and yes i have been educating myself about the disease for 12 years now. Im trying so hard to protect us from all his mistakes, but he resents me. He says thats not true but thats how i feel.
He doesn’t fit the different dementia types. My flesh is hurting and I want to run. No family to talk to, no one wants to hear our stories.
One foot in front of the other day by day.
You may call me Debbie Downer.
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Stress is definitely key here, too. And I think it might be “especially” difficult to feel free to discuss with family-just for that reason you stated. I dread the day my husband can no longer drive. He is an excellent driver, and loves being able to go buy printer cartridges etc…all normal. But then…there’s the other side of normal. Stay strong!