hi every one
even though this is my first posting i have been reading your postings for a while and my heart goes out to you all. My husband Norman was diagnosed with Lewey Body Dementia 4 years ago. It took over a year of many hospital visits and brain scans and tests before he was offically diagnoes and he is now 62. most of the time i just get on with what needs doing, Norman needs help with everything he does now. His CPN nurses have said they will not be monitoring Norman any more as there is nothing more they can do for him. He wont go to day care or respite or let any one else but me tend to his personal needs. But I am Feeling very low because i can not cope with all the aggression i.e. throwing things and verble abuse that constantly comes my way now. I know it is part of his illness but he leaves me shaking and emotionally drained.And i seemed not only to be losing him (who I still love dearly most of the time) but i am losing who i used to be as well. Do other people go through this as well. There seems to be so little help out there.
I think you are all heroes who deal with this awfull illness day in day out.
take care linda x
even though this is my first posting i have been reading your postings for a while and my heart goes out to you all. My husband Norman was diagnosed with Lewey Body Dementia 4 years ago. It took over a year of many hospital visits and brain scans and tests before he was offically diagnoes and he is now 62. most of the time i just get on with what needs doing, Norman needs help with everything he does now. His CPN nurses have said they will not be monitoring Norman any more as there is nothing more they can do for him. He wont go to day care or respite or let any one else but me tend to his personal needs. But I am Feeling very low because i can not cope with all the aggression i.e. throwing things and verble abuse that constantly comes my way now. I know it is part of his illness but he leaves me shaking and emotionally drained.And i seemed not only to be losing him (who I still love dearly most of the time) but i am losing who i used to be as well. Do other people go through this as well. There seems to be so little help out there.
I think you are all heroes who deal with this awfull illness day in day out.
take care linda x