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Yes, Will and I learned years ago to laugh at things that before were so dramatic. He jokes more than I do and sometimes he is just plain silly, and I call him “my silly guy” - all in fun. Recently He seems to know when I need time to settle down, as we are moving and packing and my frustration level gets very low! He tells me to stop and start again tomorrow. He used to be a workaholic and made sure I was too, and stop was not in his vocabulary. He has slowed down considerably and is no longer driven to constantly work, and I benefit from this change. I can tell Dementia has played a big part in this change because it takes longer for him to figure out how to do something. What used to take 10 minutes now takes half an hour. I’m trying to be more patient with him and remind myself he is sick and doing the best that he can. Now I am becoming the workaholic! Now that’s funny!!

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Janet- Oh, thank you so much for this. I was wondering if anyone would think me mean, which I am not.

My David was a workaholic too but will even curl up on the bed and watch TV with me, or just sit and talk. I've become like you, not able to sit still so that I can make sure that I get everything done that I need to for him.