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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (11)
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@ocdogmom I am handling my husband’s tractor and equipment the same way. We talked it over and he agreed he could no longer do the things he used to do with them so he has agreed to sell it all. We are also selling the zero turn mower. I don’t want him on it and I can’t leave him alone to do it myself. I told him it would be less for him to worry over. He actually seemed relieved.
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@labrown I am glad that you and your husband could agree on the issue of selling the things you no longer use/need. At our ages 76 and 79 my husband and I have been fortunate enough to have tried and enjoyed many different activities like hiking, river rafting, skiing, scuba diving, trying to learn to fly an airplane, world travel. I don't feel like I have missed out on anything really important. Up until the dementia challenge came into our lives, we have always tried to save money by fixing things ourselves. But my thinking has matured. We don't need to save every cent. It is time to enjoy the place we are in as much as possible. For me it is time to change the paradigm from collecting, growing hobbies and acquiring things to downsizing the contents of the house. I can already see the advantage of not having so much "stuff". My goal now is to keep it simple.