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Dealing with generation gap as my spouse and I age
I’m 62, husband 83, married 31 years. He’s a saint, I feel like a bad mood person all the time. We both work but are closing our business, husband hates to stay home, he had to stop driving a year ago, I do all driving. He refuses to learn uber or anything new. I’m overwhelmed but know I’ve made him dependent on me. Want to be lighthearted and happy again but each day presents a new old age issue.
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I can relate. My husband is 73, I just turned 73. He was diagnosed with a mild cognitive impairment in 2019 & is seeing a cognitive neurologist. The neurologist thinks he’s remaining stable but I’m still challenged by his memory deficits & problems using anything computerized. It’s always up to me to troubleshoot those programs. The stress of it all has worn me to a frazzle, I’m sick more than I’m well, & just want to be alone. I’m bothered that he does not remember many of the things we saw & did in our earlier life. Other than the therapist I talk to twice a week, I have no one. My son, brother, & one of my best friends are out of state. My other best friend works full time. Life just sort of sucks right now. I hear you.
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3 ReactionsI'm here if you wanna talk I'm by myself all day. Not able to work now due to vestibular Hypofunction.
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1 ReactionThank you for your kind offer. I’m concerned for your safety because you said you are responsible for driving your husband. Vestibular disturbances are terrible. I had problems with that a few years ago & vestibular therapy helped. Have you tried that? It took
A while but helped me.