My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 6 years ago and has deteriorated very slowly. His lack of conversation, obsessional behaviour and constant fiddling with everything drove me mad and I often wished he would just disappear. He was still self caring, rarely incontinent and really needed supervision and managing rather than care.
This week he has had a massive stroke. Cannot speak legibly, paralysed down his right side, drooping mouth the whole deal. very restless and constantly moving. He is alert and understands what is said, recognises me and pictures of family but for now at least totally dependent. Who knows what the future holds - it’s early days but it seems so desperately unfair after slowly losing his cognitions and intellectual ability to now lose everything else. It is so terribly upsetting to see him like this. Plus all the guilt of my wanting to escape ?
This week he has had a massive stroke. Cannot speak legibly, paralysed down his right side, drooping mouth the whole deal. very restless and constantly moving. He is alert and understands what is said, recognises me and pictures of family but for now at least totally dependent. Who knows what the future holds - it’s early days but it seems so desperately unfair after slowly losing his cognitions and intellectual ability to now lose everything else. It is so terribly upsetting to see him like this. Plus all the guilt of my wanting to escape ?