Hello, I am so glad to have found this website! My 78-year-old husband was diagnosed with dementia about a year ago, but he has been in decline longer than that. We have no children, so I am the caregiver. We have been happily married for fifty-three years. If I could leave him, I would, but I love him too much to do that.
Right now, my biggest problem is dealing with his slow speech. I know it has to do with his inability to find words. I become so impatient and fill in his words just to get through with whatever he wants to say. I hate standing around waiting for him to finish his thought. I don't want to be with him very much. am not proud of this behavior and have tried to stop doing it.
Right now, my biggest problem is dealing with his slow speech. I know it has to do with his inability to find words. I become so impatient and fill in his words just to get through with whatever he wants to say. I hate standing around waiting for him to finish his thought. I don't want to be with him very much. am not proud of this behavior and have tried to stop doing it.