Hello my name is John and am new to this site. May I wish you all a Merry Christmas n hope it was a good one.
I look after my wife who has had Onset Dementia for the last three years, slowly over that time her awareness, memory n confidence has deteriorated drastically to the point where I've had to give up full time work this summer to look after her, as she didn't want to be left alone all day as it frightened n upset her.
We have three cats now, did have four till one died of breathing problems in October, one of the three also has enlarged heart n chambers, is diabetic so has insulin injection twice a day, a heart condition plus has Acromegaly causing a tumour in his head both conditions he takes tablets for daily.
Responsibility for all of them plus medications as well as caring full time now for my wife.
Her moods can change from one minute to the next the same with her memory; she is so easily upset, n constantly asks me not to leave her n go off with some one else, which I assure her that I won't.
She constantly asks who I am to her, if we're married or not, some times minutes apart she repeatedly asks thing n at times is continuously talking all the time.
I do everything now at home, washing, cooking, cleaning, washing n drying up plus taking care of n get her anything she needs, drinks, food etc.
She also suffer carpal tunnel syndrome on both her wrists, from over 30 years of typing, which doesn't help at times.
I am a novice at this but hope that over time I will become much better at taking care of her, n getting used to new things that occur with her condition.
Guess I'm gonna be on here lots looking for help from the more experienced of you that have been through a lot of it already.
John
I look after my wife who has had Onset Dementia for the last three years, slowly over that time her awareness, memory n confidence has deteriorated drastically to the point where I've had to give up full time work this summer to look after her, as she didn't want to be left alone all day as it frightened n upset her.
We have three cats now, did have four till one died of breathing problems in October, one of the three also has enlarged heart n chambers, is diabetic so has insulin injection twice a day, a heart condition plus has Acromegaly causing a tumour in his head both conditions he takes tablets for daily.
Responsibility for all of them plus medications as well as caring full time now for my wife.
Her moods can change from one minute to the next the same with her memory; she is so easily upset, n constantly asks me not to leave her n go off with some one else, which I assure her that I won't.
She constantly asks who I am to her, if we're married or not, some times minutes apart she repeatedly asks thing n at times is continuously talking all the time.
I do everything now at home, washing, cooking, cleaning, washing n drying up plus taking care of n get her anything she needs, drinks, food etc.
She also suffer carpal tunnel syndrome on both her wrists, from over 30 years of typing, which doesn't help at times.
I am a novice at this but hope that over time I will become much better at taking care of her, n getting used to new things that occur with her condition.
Guess I'm gonna be on here lots looking for help from the more experienced of you that have been through a lot of it already.
John