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Stubborness & Resistance to Help

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: May 8 8:08pm | Replies (34)

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I absolutely feel your pain. My husband’s memory loss/Altzheimers is so bad he cannot remember from 5 minutes ago. He, too, is stubborn - so much so he denies there’s anything wrong with him!
I pray constantly for patience. So far, not much has been forthcoming. I get so angry that all this has happened to topple our world….i just can’t tell you.
I also have health challenges, which also stresses me to the max.
Everyone keeps “cheering me up” (sarcasm) by reminding me he’ll gonna get worse. At times, I just want to get on a Greyhound and head to parts unknown. I know I sound selfish and heartless, but I’m not seeing a light at the end of my tunnel.
I won’t stop praying and I urge you to do the same. Between the two of us, the Lord will surely hear us!
God bless you and all us (reluctant) caretakers!

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I understand your anger. I feel it too, and I have a friend whose husband is very difficult and hard to manage. She, too, has lots of health issues and is over 80. I'll soon be 80 and have an ascending aortic aneurysm, so, yeah, lots of anxiety. I wouldn't get so angry if my husband were the least bit compliant but, no, there's nothing wrong with him. He blames the doctors for his diagnosis and doesn't understand that he won't always be able to do the things he does now. Yes, I get angry. I want to take care of him and make his life as comfortable and pleasant as possible but it's like trying to hang wallpaper with one hand tied behind my back. No one who hasn't been in this situation really understands the immensity of it. It's not just a visit for a couple of hours or a weekend but constant tribulation 24/7 and, yes, it's only going to get worse. I want to scream at the universe. I'm glad you have your faith. I don't. No one is listening and no one can help. We're on our own here. It's hard to have a partner who isn't a partner anymore and who wants everything to be the same as it always was. This too shall pass?