Today my DH told me he was o.k. until that machine hit him in the head. No such thing ever happened. I guess it's better to let them think what they want. Sometimes I have tried to explain things to him but either he doesn't really want to know or can't comprehend what I'm saying. Anyone else had this happen?
For my DW, it's not so much about comprehending, it's about remebering. She was diagnosed with AD, then a year latter with small cell lung cancer, metasised to her bones. Oconologist says average longevity from DX is 10-12 months. DW periodically asks why she can't do things or why the words get tangled up. I tell her the AD causes memory problems, but we're working on it. When she asks 'will it kill me?', my standard answer is that we are all going to die of something. The answers and explanations don't really matter, because tomorrow you start over, with no recollection of any conversation within the last year, sometimes within the last 4 minutes. This means I can be fully honest about question without causing her to be upset or worry about the future.
My DH mercifully never knew he had AD or vascular AD-when the dr delivered the dx it went right over his head and he has always insisted it was 'work related burnout'...after retirement the only thing wrong with him was my reminding him of his short-term memory loss:) divvi
My DH will tellyou there's nothing wrong with him. After all, he's 82+ years old and has a lot of stuff to remember. And besides that, he remembers stuff no one else does. And, I am not to be concerned or worry about him. He is just fine!! Thank you very much. Sheeze.
He thinks maybe his grandmother dropping him when getting him out of the crib as a baby might have caused his learning disabilities, mental illness, and VaD. The event has been verified by other family members, but all claim he was fine after it. Who am I to argue? I'm the one who didn't have a clue about the 'Stroke History"--the only symptom of which, we were told was familal tremor 2 years after we met and married. I ws asked about the history in 2006---30 years later.