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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
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@lkbous
Hugs and just a thought, you live with your spouse and know your husband after being with him 24/7. Your children may not be around their dad enough to see what you see. When you've lived with someone that long, you really, truly know them intimitately, and you absolutely know when something is off.
I started Journaling every time my husband exhibited behaviors that were 'off', or outside his normal. Every year before his Neuro doc visit I summarize the notes to create bullet points of the most glaring issues (since doc doesn't see them long in the office, they depend on caregiver reports).
Good luck to you!
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@judimahoney Thank you for your help. I sort of do the tracking, but it’s in my phone, in emails to myself and on pieces of paper, definitely not organized!
But that brings me to another point, I really hate that the medical profession expects us to talk about everything our cared for person does that is off or odd or problematic. It’s so uncomfortable and unkind.
Again, thank you for your ‘care’, it means a lot.