@mickey5455
It was frustrating to watch my husband try to figure out the tv remote. Now he doesn't even try. The thing which was most concerning to me was that he no longer could operate his iPhone. So I got him a flip phone with a built in "life alert" for when I used to go out and leave him for an hour or so. He was not able to work that either. Through educating myself on dementia changes in the brain I learned that people with dementia can lose the ability to sequence events. That means he can no longer do things in the order required to make them function. Using a remote or phone requires you to do things in the correct sequence or you will be lost on the device. He will sometimes put his Depends on the OUTSIDE of his pants, in the wrong sequence. Learning all I can about dementia has enabled me to adjust my expectations for what is possible given his failing brain. This has enabled me to see him as he is now and not expect him to be as he was. This has been a game changer for me. May God bless you and your husband in your struggles and help you to accept the things you cannot change and the courage to change the things you can.