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Dealing with a Spouse with a “Mild Cognitive Impairment”
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@joannahoward I totally understand. For a while there I was making an apple pie twice a week. Must be something his mother made. My husband would rather have a grilled cheese sandwich, Mac n cheese, (homemade) or a hamburger for dinner. He does cook his own hamburger. My husband put ketchup on chicken and rice casserole. I am trying not to get irritated, but the weather is keeping me home bound that goal is hard to achieve.
This disease is horrible because one moment he seems fine and the next he is all out of whack.
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@upgirl2013 You are so right about the inconsistencies in his thinking. My husband remembers complicated things that he learned 50 years ago, but can't tell me what he thinks of something that he recently has seen. It is disconcerting to drive with him and he can't remember a street a couple of blocks away or remember where he parked the car. He doesn't talk to me. He was always very introverted, but now I don't know if it's his introversion, or depression or brain fog. I don't understand why he sits all day and reads the paper when he doesn't remember anything. I feel very lonely.
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This is a horrible disease. I am currently shut away in our closet trying not to hear his phone conversation with a friend.
We were in a car accident recently and he is calling all his friends to tell them about it, but he has to start with why we were in the car- where we were going, why, etc. It takes a few minutes to get to the point.
After the wreck I was very shaken and upset. I asked him for a hug- which we rarely do anymore - and he said he did not feel like hugging anybody.
It is so sad and I feel so lonely. Bereft is a good word. My friends help with texts of support but they cannot give me what i really yearn for and need. My husband’s arms around me.
I am trying to stay busy so I cannot think- just buckle up and keep moving- and praying. Jesus is going to hear from me a lot today.
To my friends in this group and in the same boat- I wish you a blessed new year. May 2026 be brighter for you - in whatever way possible.