Hi @randywhite Cognition problems with diseases of the brain can be crazy challenging for patients and their caregivers, at least they were for my wife and me.

The one thing I finally had to embrace that helped me was to realize once the brain is 'broken' logic often goes out the window. In my wife's case, her disease never followed the logic of what her medical professionals forecasted it would. Plus there were many, many periods of denial, which I believe came from the fact she was living a day-to-day life with a fatal disease influencing her daily life and hanging over her head. I think some of her periods of denial were her only available coping mechanism. As far as I've seen, as long as the caregiver isn't wasting precious time or available resources by being in denial about what their patient/loved one is facing, those periods can be ok. Unfortunately, when I have seen denial in caregivers I often mourn for the time they waste with their loved one that could have been spent achieving goals, planning, or embracing what they had that particular day, which may be changed or gone tomorrow.

I hope you continue to enjoy the good times!
Strength, Courage, & Peace

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