Striding Edge or not
Hi,
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or advice on this please.
OH was diagnosed with Dementia - probable Alzheimer's two years ago at the age of 62.
He has always climbed mountains and walking in the Lakes has always been his passion. He is still able to drive and this comes up for review at the end of September.
As time has gone on he has chosen to drive less and less and has taken to walking locally. He is happy to wear an SOS tracker so that I have peace of mind.
He has just decided that he is driving up to the Lakes tomorrow to climb Helvellyn and Striding Edge. This is a really serious route and for him to do this alone scares me to death. He has done it before, several times but that was in the past.
I have tried everything to persuade him to perhaps choose a less challenging route but no, he is doing it. I've explained that I don't want him to do it, to which his response is 'I don't care, I'm going.'
I don't know of anyone who could accompany him and as I suffer from vertigo, that isn't an option either.
So what do I do? Do I let him go, hide my frantic worry and hope that all goes well; thinking that this may be the last time he is able to do it.
Do I have an option? Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Any thoughts?
Help please.
JJx
Hi,
I'd really appreciate any thoughts or advice on this please.
OH was diagnosed with Dementia - probable Alzheimer's two years ago at the age of 62.
He has always climbed mountains and walking in the Lakes has always been his passion. He is still able to drive and this comes up for review at the end of September.
As time has gone on he has chosen to drive less and less and has taken to walking locally. He is happy to wear an SOS tracker so that I have peace of mind.
He has just decided that he is driving up to the Lakes tomorrow to climb Helvellyn and Striding Edge. This is a really serious route and for him to do this alone scares me to death. He has done it before, several times but that was in the past.
I have tried everything to persuade him to perhaps choose a less challenging route but no, he is doing it. I've explained that I don't want him to do it, to which his response is 'I don't care, I'm going.'
I don't know of anyone who could accompany him and as I suffer from vertigo, that isn't an option either.
So what do I do? Do I let him go, hide my frantic worry and hope that all goes well; thinking that this may be the last time he is able to do it.
Do I have an option? Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Any thoughts?
Help please.
JJx
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