This awful disease DOES dominate your life, but I'm learning that its ok to feel resentful sometimes, so please don't feel guilty for feeing like that. We're all human after all and can't always do what the books, websites and well meaning professionals tell us we should do for people with dementia, especially when that person is your relative and you're having a really bad time . I am a health care professional myself but its NOT the same when the person is someone you care about and we shouldn't feel terrible if we need to sound off occasionally. Having just joined TP I'm finding it a great support for that
And you're not alone in having your name forgotten. I've also been called by my daughters name and was told to stop confusing her when I corrected her!! . Interestingly, both myself and my sister get called my other sisters name ,who also does very little. Its frustrating but you just have to go with it and like you say, remember its just this stinking disease!