Dear experienced carers,
My husband has mixed dementia and I am increasingly aware that he does not take in what is being said, but it is impossible to work out which bits he has missed. He gets cross with me for not knowing what he has missed or not remembered, When I say it is OK to have not remembered I suppose I am really reminding him that his memory is not what it was. My husband is still in denial that he has any problem and that it is everyone else who has dementia/Alzheimers.
Also, we regularly seem to get into circular animated discussions, the same questions, the same comments and even if I agree with him, he still thinks I am arguing or disagreeing.
If anyone has any tips for how I might cope better, I would be really appreciative. Or how I might see it better from OH point of view. TIA
My husband has mixed dementia and I am increasingly aware that he does not take in what is being said, but it is impossible to work out which bits he has missed. He gets cross with me for not knowing what he has missed or not remembered, When I say it is OK to have not remembered I suppose I am really reminding him that his memory is not what it was. My husband is still in denial that he has any problem and that it is everyone else who has dementia/Alzheimers.
Also, we regularly seem to get into circular animated discussions, the same questions, the same comments and even if I agree with him, he still thinks I am arguing or disagreeing.
If anyone has any tips for how I might cope better, I would be really appreciative. Or how I might see it better from OH point of view. TIA