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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jun 26 11:56am | Replies (699)Comment receiving replies
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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@tryingtimes10 We are just beginning this journey.I miss the man I married though.It can be very lonely and I just want to isolate myself.My husband is basically still functionally independent but I’m so sad to lose the emotional connection we always had.His memory is so poor that all of our conversations feel empty. He doesn’t remember anything I say to him and it’s so frustrating feel so disconnected now.
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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.