Hi Everyone. This is my first post on TP, in fact it's my first post on any social media so it's a big step for me.
My Wife was diagnosed with AD two months ago, we are both in our early 50's. She is now on denepozil and we are starting to get some support from the local working age dementia team. There have been some difficult days (and nights) but I have been reading the posts on here and it has been a great help and comfort to know l'm not alone trying to cope, but it's also sad to know others are going through the same thing and in many cases a lot worse. I do have a couple of questions...........
1. Food. I still work full time and I am finding it difficult to get home and then cook a meal that my OH will eat. She has always been a bit fussy but I have run out of ideas, she turns her nose up at most things that she used to like, then she complains that I'm not looking after her properly and the police will find out and send me to prison. I take her to the supermarket so she can choose something and she often throws a tantrum and refuses to choose, then complains about what I have chosen when we get home. Has anyone got any suggestions for something that I could cook that she might eat? Does anyone have any experience of carers who can cook (she eats more at lunch than in an evening, but I don't get home until 6.30 to 7pm).
2. Power of Attorney. I've got an appointment for us both to see a solicitor, I've tried to explain to the OH the reason why we are going but she doesn't seem to understand, and she doesn't trust me at all regarding most things. What happens if she refuses to agree to me having POA? The only other family she has is her mother who isn't in a fit state to deal with this and my OH doesn't get along too well with her either.
My Wife was diagnosed with AD two months ago, we are both in our early 50's. She is now on denepozil and we are starting to get some support from the local working age dementia team. There have been some difficult days (and nights) but I have been reading the posts on here and it has been a great help and comfort to know l'm not alone trying to cope, but it's also sad to know others are going through the same thing and in many cases a lot worse. I do have a couple of questions...........
1. Food. I still work full time and I am finding it difficult to get home and then cook a meal that my OH will eat. She has always been a bit fussy but I have run out of ideas, she turns her nose up at most things that she used to like, then she complains that I'm not looking after her properly and the police will find out and send me to prison. I take her to the supermarket so she can choose something and she often throws a tantrum and refuses to choose, then complains about what I have chosen when we get home. Has anyone got any suggestions for something that I could cook that she might eat? Does anyone have any experience of carers who can cook (she eats more at lunch than in an evening, but I don't get home until 6.30 to 7pm).
2. Power of Attorney. I've got an appointment for us both to see a solicitor, I've tried to explain to the OH the reason why we are going but she doesn't seem to understand, and she doesn't trust me at all regarding most things. What happens if she refuses to agree to me having POA? The only other family she has is her mother who isn't in a fit state to deal with this and my OH doesn't get along too well with her either.