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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
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It's interesting that dementia exhibits in different ways with different folks.
You are making excuses to get out of the house, and I'm making them to stay at home. My husband just wants to go out all the time, and asks multiple times daily if there is any reason to 'go into town'. He always wants to leave our home, and going into town requires a 20 mile round trip. He doesn't have an idea of what he wants to do in town, just wants to leave our home.
I know that I am not meeting his social needs, however it's challenging to always figure out what we might do if we leave. I do not want to just drive around and waste gas.
Who knew I'd have to become a Cruise Director too?
We live in a small, rural community and there just isn't that much happening all the time.
It just gets harder. Sad face. 😔
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I,too have been known to use the words “cruise director”. My husband turns 80 next month…has never had hobbies, and is not “a joiner”. He’s not interested in board games, card games or puzzles. He tells the doctor he excersies, but really can’t walk very far due to knee and foot issues. He, like your husband, goes somewhere (usually grocery or hardware store) every day, and I’m thrilled he is able to still drive and do those things, but it doesn’t sound much like the “social engagement” we hear about as being an essential part of helping with this. We do see family fairly often, and he does play ball with his dog in the yard. Thankfully this weather now is lovely. It IS hard. Take care of yourself…you’re doing the best you can, and that is all any of us can hope for.