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You better believe it's hard; I'm confronted with the same thing, with the phone and PC, and bill paying even though most are on auto pay, has been extremely hard to have my husband relinquish his duties; He goes in and pays it again anyway or doesn't pay. We agree we are doing it together, and then he goes off, does what he does, doesn't catch things wrong in our accounts. Last night was a nightmare trying to figure out what happened and what turned out to be a meltdown, by both of us. All the upset, back and forth, because he refuses to do it together - maybe he doesn't remember. It's so overwhelming. I'm constantly worried, when he's on the phone or PC, with what he is doing. There's always some crisis that creates a tailspin for him and me. It's really such a baffing disease, and my husband is on the lequembe after 16 infusions. I'm trying to decide if I see any change. Does any other caregiver out there where their husband is on lequembe notice an improvement, and when? I hope there is some improvement and soon.
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@kjc48 Thank you for your comments. My wife has a masters in education and taught 40 years. Before me she was a widow who easily managed her own affairs and amassed thousands in savings on a teacher's salary. Fortunately I've set almost everything on auto billpay and she shows no interest in bills, except she panics when our dentist sends a "balance due" email after insurance pays their part. She would never be able to get into an online account and the last time she tried to write a check, she needed my help to complete it. So I'm lucky there. My wife is on no medications for dementia since there is so little evidence for significant benefit, but I understand the desire desire and reason for trying the limited "treatments" available.