We live in an Alzheimer World, so doom and gloom is all around us, but having a sense of humor does help to get us through. Actually, it is essential if we are going to make it to the end. I invite you to log onto the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com - and read the weekend blog. You are welcome to post your own Alzheimer anecdotes here.
Joan, I can so relate! I get that question with the Aleve and Tylenol also when the ad comes on! Same with TV shows. He loves NCIS and when an episode comes on, he will say...Oh, this has been on before - but I don't remember a lot about it - so he will watch it again, and again.. He has seen so many episodes he knows all the players, so enjoys it. I like Criminal Minds too - but he isn't into it - doesn't know who the characters are. Yes, gotta keep that sense of humor going!
Joan, here is something I typed up from my husband's clip board some time ago; I can't put a date on it, but it is probably within the last year:
Foolosophy As a devout determinist, I recognize that people are not fully responsible for their actions. Other people, that is. I myself refuse to let my instincts out after dark. I am sensible enough to recognize that I am basically immature. Why I haven’t ripened properly, I don’t know. Perhaps I have been kept in the dark, about personal tragedy other than hair loss. It is obvious why many doctors drink heavily. They see too much evidence of the cost of longevity. Mother Nature, they know, can be bitchy. So they become prone to masochism, and join a golf club. It is not hard to tell whether your doctor is under emotional stress. He or she will try to examine you without looking at you, let alone touching you. I was once visited by a psychiatrist who sat with one leg twisted around the other- a sure sign of sexual insecurity bordering on neurosis. I forget why he was looking for my help. Probably his fee. Anyhow, I tried to appear interested in his problem. Without looking at his legs. He seemed to be grateful for my forbearance I suspect that he gave me a higher grade than if I had looked at his knees. The moral here is; always remember that your doctor is also a human being. Treat him or her accordingly. It's one prescription that usually works.
Last year DH was due for his eye exam. Let them know ahead of time about his Dx's. Tests went well, then we went in to see the Dr. for his exam and to get results. Dr. said change to Rx, eyes are healthy, but there is just the tiniest start of cataracts. Nothing to need treatment for sometime. In the next few days DH told many people about his appointment. The first one he told all about it and completed his report with "And I can't see out of this eye (points to left eye)because of . . .What are they called?" I answered, "Cataracts?" "Yeah, a cataract." I was amazed, and then amused when he told the next person he couldn't see out of his right eye because of "What do you call them?" . . .