My wife has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia & mild cognitive decline. She is 78 years old, physically active & healthy.
I am 80, have late stage COPD, & on oxygen 24/7 except when sitting still to read, watch TV, etc.
She has been to Mayo Jacksonville twice this summer & has been to many speech therapy sessions here at home in Arkansas. She is now almost non-verbal & communication, even between the two of us, is increasingly difficult.
However, both our conditions are progressive & I don’t know how long we can continue living at home.
We are care partners for each other. We’ve been married for over 13 years & bmnever anticipated growing old together would be like this.