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How grateful am I to get a response like this so appreciative. I haven't had the anger set in. For me it's this incredible fear, "I don't know what I don't know" and my mind, just keeps predicting the worse outcome. Which is odd since I"m usually so, so positive. Yes, the problem solving skills are an issue for my husband. Last night's disappearance where he was angrily sitting at the community pool alone and I didn't know where he was. I had to take the car out to find him. Hearing that the changes happen slower, is a positive for me to have faith, and hope, that whatever will be, will be. Keeping things on an even keel is right. And I think you are great about the disagreeing on unimportant things, I think I'm so frustrated, that I just blurt out stuff that really isn't right....My husband is very mild mannered too, I wish I could say the same for me, especially going through this. But reaching out to this group, I knew was the right thing. Thank you for you, today. Your words mean so much to me. Thank you for sharing.

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We are glad you are here. This group has been so wonderfully supportive. I wanted to mention, please don’t be hard on yourself when you “just blurt out stuff”. Sometimes we are just so surprised at what is happening to our loved one that things just come out. I know that is the case with me…so I’m hoping that by reading people’s advice here, in time, I’ll figure it out and be calmer in my responses also. When you’ve lived with a person (in my case 51 years) you come to know them and when they begin to change from who they’ve always been, it takes awhile to adjust. Take good care of yourself.

@kjc48 there are very helpful videos on YouTube I believe you will find helpful.

One is anything from Dementia Careblazers. The woman who produces the videos offers many tips when carding for someone with dementia and MCI.

A woman named Teepa Snow has videos that ard terrific.

I really like “Answers About Alzheimer’s” the woman and her “mother” role play different situations. Each video is educational.

Hope you find this helpful.