Hello everyone,
Well we had our two weeks in Lindos, Rhodes and overall it was really nice. Alan was able to enjoy it mostly. There were some very bad moments and some really good. Thank goodness for the good!!
One thing that has stayed with me was one night, when out for a meal, we passed the table of a couple that were staying at our resort and the woman stopped us to chat. She very discreetly said to me that she was a Hospital Ward Sister and that she had sussed the situation and she thought I was doing a marvellous job and told Alan that he was a very lucky man. She then asked me how I was enjoying the holiday. I was so touched I almost burst into tears. She seemed to say something when I really needed it.
The bad bits were to do with Alan becoming paranoid. He seemed to believe he understood what people were saying in Greek (I speak some Greek) and I know he doesn't understand a word of it. He understood them to be talking about attacking him in some way or something like that. It meant he didn't want to go out and when he did he became very stressed and afraid. I kept wondering if it was a form of sundowning?? I will ring my lady from the Alzheimers Society and talk about it with her. It wasn't there all the time so we had many good times too.
It has been hard to use this site again since returning - I am afraid of being enveloped by it all.
Love to you all
Helen
Well we had our two weeks in Lindos, Rhodes and overall it was really nice. Alan was able to enjoy it mostly. There were some very bad moments and some really good. Thank goodness for the good!!
One thing that has stayed with me was one night, when out for a meal, we passed the table of a couple that were staying at our resort and the woman stopped us to chat. She very discreetly said to me that she was a Hospital Ward Sister and that she had sussed the situation and she thought I was doing a marvellous job and told Alan that he was a very lucky man. She then asked me how I was enjoying the holiday. I was so touched I almost burst into tears. She seemed to say something when I really needed it.
The bad bits were to do with Alan becoming paranoid. He seemed to believe he understood what people were saying in Greek (I speak some Greek) and I know he doesn't understand a word of it. He understood them to be talking about attacking him in some way or something like that. It meant he didn't want to go out and when he did he became very stressed and afraid. I kept wondering if it was a form of sundowning?? I will ring my lady from the Alzheimers Society and talk about it with her. It wasn't there all the time so we had many good times too.
It has been hard to use this site again since returning - I am afraid of being enveloped by it all.
Love to you all
Helen