My husband has reached the stage where he is not safe outside unless accompanied, and I've solved this problem by locking the doors and keeping the keys with me - I've become his guard.
For me, the various debilitating effects of Alzheimer's on my husband are as nothing compared to his knowing that I have locked him up, and made him a prisoner in his own home.
It is the most devastating thing I have ever done, and I am not comforted in any way by the perceived idea that I am keeping him safe, and it is for his own good.
It is my personal 'line in the sand'
For me, the various debilitating effects of Alzheimer's on my husband are as nothing compared to his knowing that I have locked him up, and made him a prisoner in his own home.
It is the most devastating thing I have ever done, and I am not comforted in any way by the perceived idea that I am keeping him safe, and it is for his own good.
It is my personal 'line in the sand'