I know this topic has been posted before, however, I couldn't find anything when I searched. Whenever, my husband looks in the mirror in our bathroom he doesn't recognize himself. He talks & laughs with his cousin Mark...he hasn't seen him in years. I was curious to see if he saw Mark in every mirror...I took him to another mirror, he looked at himself, and said, "I don't know him" I have read that others have had to remove mirrors, but I guess as long as he is laughing I don't need to worry about it.
Kadee, i just posted under boredom, my DH just loves to chat with the 'guys' in the long hall mirror. everyday, many times, he goes and stands and looks at himself hasnt recognised himself in long time now. when i stand next to him while hes chatting he also talks to the lady in the mirror as well. he always says see yall in the morning!and winks to them and waves, when we go pass to bed..AWWWW..love that. its so endearing...i will never be able to pass that mirror in the future without remembering it..Divvi
hell I don't know the guy in the mirror either,looks very old an beat down,I think there are many things he'd rather be doing now days but thats not to be,I wonder if the fish are biting,how a long walk in the fall woods with my lab an favorite shotgun would feel,I'm afraid those things are gone forever,but I shouldn't complain I've had a good life but was counting on a few more years before both the dog an I are too old,there I go again feelin sorry for myself when I'm not the one suffering........sorry
ol don, Don't appologize. You're down. We know about that. Now, what are you going to do about it? Isn't there someone--family member, friend, or a hired respite worker you could arrange to have come stay with your DW so you could get out for a few hours? It won't be long before the weather breaks enough to go for a tramp in the woods with the dog. It is still winter though--do you ice fish? The biggest sticker is that you have to plan such outing for yourself, in advance--no spur of the moment things for us. Think about it. DO IT!
one of the reasons we moved back to Mich from Ft Meyers was because we both missed ice fishing,however its not something you can do for an hour or two usually takes most of the day from where we're at to where we would fish,too long to be gone,I can't even go down in the basement to play pool an have a beer,the surprise's are endless as I'm sure your well aware of
Actually ol don, you ARE the one who is suffering. This ugly set of diseases frequently has two victims, and you are the other one. Is there any way you and the old dog can actually go out for a walk in the woods? Can someone come over and watch your wife for a little time, or take her out to lunch?
On Thursday a couple of our neighbors took my husband out to lunch. They were gone for 3 hours. I only left the house for half of that time, but I got to go to a silly discount store I haven't been to in months and out to my favorite pizza place (my husband doesn't like pizza so I don't get to eat it much). And I still had a over an hour to myself here in the house.
Thanks. Still would like to know if it's the stage driving the behavior or the behavior (long periods in front of the mirror) causing a rapid decline in the disease. I know people cover their mirrors - do they remove them?