@fletchette: Hi Pattee! Thank you for your frankly honest post of your feelings since your MCI diagnosis.
This caregiving role, after increasing changes in my loving husband, is very difficult for me to accept. This group’s sharing of their experiences dealing with daily cognitive/behavioral changes is the only thing I have to prepare me for this unwanted new role.
Your ability to see and feel your decline gives me insight on how my reaction to his actions make a difference. I now see that his negative attitudes, hateful words and persistence to do everything “his” way is founded in his frustration and not understanding why he is not the same man.
I want to respond with empathy to this crisis in our marriage. I’m very sorry when my “patience” wears thin (even after a difficult communicative day). Your post gave me encouragement to make tomorrow better for both of us.
Hugs to you! Bette. dbamos1945