US EditionAsking Eric: Wife Struggles to Keep Holiday Special After Husband’s Dementia Diagnosis
A wife faces holiday challenges as her husband’s dementia severely impairs communication, complicating family gatherings around their 55th anniversary, with some relatives unavailable, experts say.
- Recently, the wife says her husband with dementia cannot speak or understand speech, and their 55th wedding anniversary falls days before Christmas, complicating plans.
- As primary caregiver, the wife manages all household tasks and medication management while her husband with numerous health issues is incontinent recently and refuses disposable underwear.
- The daughter is unavailable because her husband and his family plan a trip to Hawaii to spread ashes, and the son and his family could come but not the whole family.
- Practical options include talking openly with both children about Christmas wishes and considering a dinner cruise a week or two earlier or later, preserving time with the son’s family.
- Because cognitive skills are diminished, the wife seeks support and ways to commemorate the marriage while considering the husband with diminished reading and writing skills' comfort.
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Asking Eric: While struggling, try to be more flexible with family holiday plans
Dear Eric: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I lean on them and rely on their excellent advice and strong shoulders.Our 55th wedding anniversary is several days before Christmas. Because of the type of dementia my husband has, he cannot speak or understand speech. Reading and writing skills are dim…
Asking Eric: Wife struggles with celebration plans after husband’s dementia diagnosis
DEAR ERIC: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I lean on them and rely on their excellent advice and strong shoulders.
Asking Eric: Dad’s dementia is no excuse to give up on longstanding family tradition
Dear Eric: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I lean on them and rely on their excellent advice and strong shoulders.
Asking Eric: Navigating Christmas with a husband who has dementia
Dear Eric: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I lean on them and rely on their excellent advice and strong shoulders.
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