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Spouse with cognitive problems and finances

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Dec 30, 2022 | Replies (290)

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Doctor doesn't want Bill to nap during the day as he has life-long problems sleeping at night. At the moment he is napping and I can't bring myself to wake him up. All morning he made singing nonsense noises and kept talking non-stop! I know I'm being selfish but his 'sounds' are like chalk on a blackboard! He will go on for hours at a time. Once he had a very good singing voice, but no longer. Plus he often wakes up angry about something.

I also read where people with dementia do tend to nap a lot - not sure how true that is.

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Will takes little naps almost every day but they are less than half an hour. During the night, he has a habit of going to his lounger and playing games on his tablet. He also has a BiPap because he has severe Sleep Apnea and should be using it all night. I have tried talking to him about not being on the BiPap but it is a habit now.
I think I will ask his Neurologist if she has any suggestions, maybe referring us to a Geriatric doctor. He gets sick and tired if he doesn’t use the BiPap and this could be why he naps.