@m150349s wrote:
My question is my husband of 47 years dont recognize me for days or weeks at a time.He refers to me as his sister or any other relative that as passed on. He is tired alot .What can I do to stay in his present environment. He also sleep alot and his appetite goes and come.
Hi there,
Wow I'm so sorry that he has Alzheimer's. And that he's beginning to forget who you are. A very good friend of mine's mother used to call her the names of her friends, her sister, but never her own name, and it hurt. Although eventually she got used to it, and she'd say, yes it's Sue, how are you today? Even though it was Judy, her daughter. With whom she lived all the time.
This forgetting is part of the disease. Have you read the 36 Hour Day? It really describes what it's like to live with a person who has dementia. Full of tips, and support.
One tip i read about is this: when the person with dementia forgets what door leads to what place, you can take a picture of it. Then print it out and tape it to the door. So there's a picture of the toilet on the door of the bathroom. (That one is particularly important.) Maybe you could wear a big name tag around your neck that has your name or nickname on it, and he'd read that and remember.
I hope other folks have ideas, too.
Is there a caregiver support group anywhere near you? Might be worth finding out, by googling your county or town and caregiver support. Never know what else you'll find.
So what keeps you going?
Jane