Sundowning
What a strange world we live in. I realise from reading the posts above and others, my wife occasionally suffers sundowning. Yesterday we had visitors, and when they had gone (about 6.30pm), my wife said "I think I'm going to bed". It seemed quite a sudden decision, but when I tried to persuade her to watch tv with me, she was just not interested. She was unable to put her feelings into any sensible (to me) context. So I helped her to go to bed. This has happened a few times recently, and each time I try to ignite her enthusiasm with little success. So something else learned. In future, when she wishes to call it a day, I will go along with her. She described, 'feeling funny, floppy, tired and just not interested in anything. Just so out of her normal sweet nature. It must be like a wicked hangover without the pleasure along the way. I just love her so much, I wish....