My wife was diagnosed with degenerative dementia in 2015 , she was still doing well after her mother died she changed after that as the years gone by 10 years, Change depends, medicine, cook food, shower. She hates to get in the shower. I work full time also, being a caregiver has its good days bad days . My wife is latino i am white when we first met she spoke English but as the dementia started she speaks a lot of Spanish. I understand a lot but sometimes when she speaks to fast i use translate i try to keep the same routine every day when i get home , She hates when i take her depends off , fusses bangs me on the head . I speak clam to her. She feels better when they are off My wife used to be very smart, when dementia started she hated me dressing her, still does. I think because she doesn’t understand what happened to her . She was used to doing so much her self, now she has to rely on me. As far as family goes hers thinks she is my responsibility, My family passes her on to her family. I used to get mad about it . Not anymore the cavalry is not coming. I am getting better. I do it for the love of my wife. Thats my story.