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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
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Thank you for your kind response. My husband is linked with a cognitive neurologist who sees him twice a year at this time. He is always willing to entertain my questions in between times. Trying to deal with this has made me a physical, emotional, & mental wreck. I struggled with health problems before this but since, I can’t sleep & have dropped weight making me now underweight. I don’t know if the me that was will ever return. I’m seeing my physician & the psychologist because I am not dealing well with this MCI. It was the last thing I expected to deal with. It’s certainly not one of the conditions you consider when you take your vows & promise for better or worse, for sickness & health. I’m just really struggling right now. Thanks for listening.
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I can tell you that i have cried so many "silent tears" where no one is aware. It is very lonely and hard place to imagine being in. I have been through all the stages of grieving even though my sweet husband is still alive. The MCD is not severe at this point but i see it increasing daily. It is scary, tramautizing, and i feel that nobody understands the impact it has on me or him. Although my husband seems ok with the circumstance to a certain degree. His biggest complaint would be not being able to walk due to parkinsons. He doesnt recognize that he has cognitive decline. I go to counseling a few times a month to vent and woe is me. It helps get things off my mind. I feel like the world is a different place now. My perception of life is different than it was before. I have little support from family and i have to pay counselors for support. I find myself being more cynical than i used to be.