I am suddenly having trouble understanding what DH is trying to tell me. He arrived home from daycare this afternoon, trying to tell me something he had done up there that he was worried about. He said that he had gone to the toilet and "divided the water, from one to the other". Well I have no idea what happened, and he got quite worried when I couldn't understand what he wanted to tell me. I have noticed on several occasions lately, this sort of thing has happened, that I couldn't understand what he was trying to tell me. He is normally able to talk, not in sentences, but so as I'm able to get the guist of what he means. Can anyone tell me is this the beginning of trouble understanding what he is trying to tell me permanently.
sylvia, My DH can speak just fine but he doesn't always make sense when he is telling me something. The words make sense on their own but the whole story doesn't so I have no idea what he is telling me. I just make appropiate noises in the right places!
My DW (late stage six) often tries to tell me something and can't get the thought out, the words she does get out make no sense and she will become upset with me for not understanding what she thought she told me.
My DH is also late stage 6 and, although one minute can have a "seemingly normal" conversation he cannot tell me what he wants or relay to me his thoughts. He will say "you know. The thing that you put in there by that". He will jesture with his hands but it usually doesn't have anything to do with what he wants to tell me. I will listen and say "OH" or something appropriate but he will go on to something else eventually. I know it is frustrating for us but can you imagine how frustrated they are?
My DH is losing words. The other night when we were fixing our plates for dinner. DH asked me if we had a bag? He was fixing his salad. The light bulb went off in my head this time! He was asking for the bag of grated cheese for his salad. With out missing a beat I got it out for him. Most times it takes me longer to guess what he is saying.
My DH is also losing words. He will start to say something, but can't find the right word, so...he stops and doesn't try to continue his sentence. I usually try to guess what he's talking about and can fill in the word - like finishing someone's sentence! This is so sad - he was always so good at verbalizing, speeches, etc. As a result of this, I see him becoming more quiet and NOT trying to converse as much. I hate this disease!
My DH is doing the same thing Vickie, He was very much into the english language, you know like verbs, nouns, prepasitions(sp), on and on and on. He would always correct my grammer and he liked learning new words and would read the dictionary. Now he can't understand half of what he reads and he calls things a word other than what they are and I have to guess what he said. I hate this disease too!
Same here. Also late stage 6. It is almost impossible for dh to get a thought across. When he does it is amazing, and I take it seriously! Last week he said that the home health aide who gave him a shower was a "cheeky little thing" (=free translation). He was dead right, too. I didn't like her either and have requested that she not be sent again. I too play the game of trying to figure out what he is trying to communicate. Just now we came in the house after driving downtown for a concert (lovely chamber music) and lunch at the pizza hut. For the first time he was unable to cut his pizza, but ended up picking up a slice in his hand, which was OK in that place. When we walked in the door at home he said "Now, I don't have much here." Now what does he mean by that?
Jeanette, at first thought/glance, I would think that Ian is saying "I don't have anything to do here". Meaning that he is thinking that he once had chores at home or an on-going project and now has neither. I might be way off, but my job used to be translating what Foster said into what it was he meant to say.
Same problem here....it is getting very difficult to understand what G says..or hear him say it. He points a lot, which is fine if I'm right there to see.This is what the communication study is for. we completed our six months, and miss it already.
Same thing here. Most of the time I can figure out what he needs. He uses it, there, that place, where we went ,a lot He does get upset if I can't understand him and sometimes I just say, I'm not sure what you mean. I am not sure what stage he is at. At his check up with his internist, the Dr said he was in perfect health. His doctor does know he has AD. DH has lost about 18 pounds in the last year and can't remember anything. He asked last week what our son's wife's name is. Also,about another son, who is recently out of work, he asked me what kind of work he did. This tells me that he really doesn't know what is going on around him.