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I struggle with emotions regarding my husband’s forgetfulness.
Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Jun 24, 2023 | Replies (49)Comment receiving replies
My husband was diagnosed in 2019, but I knew something was wrong when I retired in 2017. He's been through various stages, and now he's very content in our home with me as his caregiver. He sometimes gets jealous if I'm ton the phone too long with a friend, but apologizes later. My brother and sister-in-law want to come for a visit. We haven't seen them in years. I feel guilty, but I think it would be best for them to stay in a hotel nearby. I just think my husband would interpret their staying here as an invasion.
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Teri, I could have signed this post of yours! When I retired in 2017, I noticed my husband’s memory loss. My husband was evaluated in 2019 and diagnosed with Lewy Body Disease in February 2020. Although I can leave him home for a few hours currently, I have decided on a company for future caregiving. When his family comes to visit, they stay in a hotel that is less than 2 short blocks away. It does cut down on the confusion. Thank goodness for understanding family!
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Several life relationship adjustments. It’s probably best they do stay elsewhere because it upsets the spouse’s routine as I understand it.
when your husband is in a large group of people, does he get fidgety because of so many distractions? did you say he was on a medication?