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@ultrajko

Dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety caregiving a 72 year old spouse with what I see as late middle stage dementia. Cannot get a doctor's diagnosis and my spouse refuses to let me accompany her to medical visits so I operate totally in the dark. It's incredibly lonesome except for my dog--I think they just put her on Rexulit but she is hiding it from me and now can't remember where she hid it. Evil disease

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@ultrajko Would it be possible for you to write a letter to her doctor and explain what goes on at home. Explain about her forgetfulness and misplacing medications. Not taking medications could be serious. Ask the doctor to tell your wife that it’s important for you to accompany her to appointments. He/she needs to explain/talk to you also.
Would this be worth a try?