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Greetings, I am in a similar situation: husband diagnosed with MCI about a year ago and still (mostly) cares for himself but has stopped doing most anything around the house and property unless I specifically ask him (and there is pushback sometimes if he doesn't feel like doing the chore or task, or maybe it's too hard or confusing now).
Sometimes I do not handle the changes very well, becoming the household manager, handling finances, taxes, repairs, etc.
I had an anxiety attack the other day, worrying about what will become of my husband and what to expect; how bad will he get?
I mourn the loss of our marriage and the loss of a husband who is now more like a friendly roommate.
I have no family close by, but check in with my sibs when I feel I'm struggling to cope.
Our local dementia support group meets monthly, so I hope you find some form of support for the bad days. Hugs.
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Exactly. Thank you for your reply. I created a very simple chore list on the fridge split between the 2 of us and our beagle. The beagle's chores are 1) licks my dinner tray clean; 2) stay cute. My wife is keeping upstairs clean (including dishes), outdoors poop patrol, and emptying the garbage. I do the rest. She is doing well with this chart to look at. But I, too, mourn the loss of our marriage (yep, she's more a roommate now) and wish she had a social circle to turn to but she doesn't have any close friends and wishes to just stay home. I plan all of our activities and she happily enjoys them unless there is a lot of exercise involved. It is a lonely journey.