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@lkbous You sound fortunate regarding his drinking. Everyone is different (duh). I strongly believe in optimizing quality of life, and my wife believes wine helps her quality of life, despite being told that she should not drink and that drinking will accelerate her cognitive loss. She seems unaware of how much worse her memory and executive function become with even one glass of wine and her personality often changes to Ms Hyde after another glass or two, which affects my quality of life. She has always been confrontational and she would not take it well if I tried to take it away (she is still capable of driving). She drinks this awful semi-sweet (blush) white zinfandel in a box with a sealed bladder, so diluting it isn't possible. I just feel like I am stuck with this situation. I quit drinking 5 years ago, but this situation (ironically) makes me want to drink as an escape (but I won't). Hugs to all dealing with the various forms of this issue.

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@wctdoc1943 I don’t drink either, I have found cbd gummies with thc are very helpful. I get them through the mail, but it depends on where you live, if that’s an option. Thank you for reaching out. Good luck to you.

@wctdoc1943 I don't drink but my husband seems to think it helps him. His physical condition is not good as he uses a walker so drink does not help. I finally gave in to him and an occasional glass of wine seems ok. More than he has a tendency to get an edge(can be mean to me) and does not help with sundowners. We have been married 36 years and he was more a party guy but rarely over the edge. The neurologist says no drinking with dementia as it affects the brain. So much has been taken away I feel a glass of wine is minor. He was having a couple hard alcohol drinks and it was bad and I took video so he could see. So a glass of wine minor.