No, my husband still knows me but I have read where this has happened and the one with Dementia doesn’t know his wife and has a girlfriend. A friend told me that this might happen if Alzheimer’s is involved, not so if just Dementia. Is there a test for Alzheimer’s?

Actually I haven’t experienced his not knowing me and I hope it doesn’t happen, and yet, if he forgot me, it would be easier to give him the care he needs. He has heart issues and Dementia and possibly Alzheimer’s and one day I won’t be able to take care of him. He is very adamant about going to an institution without me, but so far I am not eligible. Without me with him, he would not do well. I’m not bragging, that’s just the way he thinks. I would still visit him because, as another member reminded me, I still know him! That is such a truly comforting thought!
And the most important thought of all for: “what if he doesn’t know me?”