← Return to Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
DiscussionDealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 9 hours ago | Replies (72)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "I was just wondering about one of the drugs that as I understood, kept people from..."
Her original diagnosis was made by a neuropsychologist. My wife chooses to drink in the face of the consequences and is very defiant about not wanting to stop. She becomes very aggressive if I try to limit her drinking. Her reasoning is that if she has this terrible prognosis it doesn't matter and she thinks drinking is one of her only pleasures. We have an adversarial relationship that dates back long before her MCI diagnosis and I just cannot fight with her on this issue. She has been advised by her physician and the neuropsychologist to not drink alcohol and she made it clear she has no intention of quitting. I don't think I can force her without creating WWIII.