Have any of you had you LO complain about feeling out of touch with reality? Jim is commenting more and more about feeling disconnected from us or looking at us from afar or above. I don't remember this being an FTD syptom. I will do more research, but meanwhile I thought I'd pick your brains, no pun intended.................
Susan, my Dh does not have FTD - but ALZ. But he does say things about being "out of touch" or disconnected - that there is a blur that comes over him at times and he tries so hard to explain it to me - but can't, of course. I think I'm brain dead today - so not much pickin' here! LOL
My DH has AD, and recently has had a lot of balance problems and falls. He now uses a shower chair, and still does the cleaning, but I do check on him frequently. The other night I came into the bathroom and asked him how he was doing.
He said it was a good thing I came into the bathroom because he had "forgotten he was in the shower" (with water running). He says he is noticing that sort of thing more often. Is it the memory going? Disassociation? The foggy times when they seem to be somewhere else? Don't know.
My husband has AD and for the first time the other night, he looked at me and asked where Jennifer (me) was. I said I'm right here. He then asked who that other lady was that was helping him earlier. My heart breaks. He never remembers cursing me out, the accusations, the hitting, scratching and biteing. He DOES remember tender moments he has with me (seldom). In between all the chaos, he is constantly telling me how much he loves me and how "lovely" I am to him. At least THAT'S positive.
My DH, will do the same thing, when I get up to do the dishes, he will ask,"where did that lady go that was sitting here..one of the hardest things for me to deal with, is when he asks for his Mother, he will tell me to call her,so she can come and take him home. I am running out of "Little white lies."some of his questions I will answer,Tomorrow, that seems to satisfy him. So much for this Sad Disease.
I cannot answer you medically or scientifically, but one of our member's husband wrote an essay (with her help) about what it is like to live in an "Evil Fog." Maybe this will shed some light on what is happening with your husband. Copy and paste - http://www.thealzheimerspouse.com/Livinginevilfog.htm