Good Morning All,
This is my first post to any forum. My husband is 50 years old. For the past few years he has been struggling with memory issues; losing his car keys, his phone, leaving his wallet and home when he goes to the store, not having any idea what day it is or what month, asking the same questions repeatedly. I thought he was too young to have dementia or early onset. Recently he quit working because he had too much anxiety leaving the house or taking on a new project. With him at home all the time I’ve had the opportunity to watch him more. Lately he has been buying the stupidest **** and spending money constantly. He has always been extremely stingy and seeing him throw it away when he now has no income seems bizarre. He is currently in a state of agitation, pacing the floor, clapping his hands, talking to the tv or no one at all. He has become quarrelsome and beyond easily irritated. He has a marker in his blood test for Alzheimers and his grandmother passed away from it. I have tried to talk to him in opportune moments about his memory and or seeing a doctor for diagnosis. But it goes no future than that. Sometimes he seems to be himself and I start thinking I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. I am completely stressed out all the time. I wonder if I am fixating on what you could call regular memory loss or maybe I am just going insane. Could anyone tell me if this is how it started for their loved one??
Thank you so much for reading.
This is my first post to any forum. My husband is 50 years old. For the past few years he has been struggling with memory issues; losing his car keys, his phone, leaving his wallet and home when he goes to the store, not having any idea what day it is or what month, asking the same questions repeatedly. I thought he was too young to have dementia or early onset. Recently he quit working because he had too much anxiety leaving the house or taking on a new project. With him at home all the time I’ve had the opportunity to watch him more. Lately he has been buying the stupidest **** and spending money constantly. He has always been extremely stingy and seeing him throw it away when he now has no income seems bizarre. He is currently in a state of agitation, pacing the floor, clapping his hands, talking to the tv or no one at all. He has become quarrelsome and beyond easily irritated. He has a marker in his blood test for Alzheimers and his grandmother passed away from it. I have tried to talk to him in opportune moments about his memory and or seeing a doctor for diagnosis. But it goes no future than that. Sometimes he seems to be himself and I start thinking I am making a mountain out of a mole hill. I am completely stressed out all the time. I wonder if I am fixating on what you could call regular memory loss or maybe I am just going insane. Could anyone tell me if this is how it started for their loved one??
Thank you so much for reading.
