He is 66, Alzheimer's disease. Moderately severe stage. Not able to use the phone or many household items. I haven't been leaving him alone, but I know the question will arise. I have a caregiver two afternoons a week, and take my husband most places, but he doesn't always want to go.
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My Dad is 87 with dementia. There's no reasoning with him. Even if I convinced him of some issue I'd be repeating myself in 5 minutes.
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My DH hasn't been able to use the phone for many years (smartphone) - he just asks me to ring up whomever. No biggie. He misplaces the remote - so I find it.
Unless your DH needs you for everything like going to the bathroom and getting up from the sofa - why can't he be left alone for short periods of time? I found I can leave Ray alone for about 30 minutes at a time. He naps and I get the groceries. I can mow the lawn for about the same amount of time before he would panic.
Have you had DH's hearing checked? A lot of confusion is loss of hearing and not so much dementia. Wax in the ears can make a person 'wobbly' and confused. Is he exercising? Atrophy happens awfully quick - even at 95, my DH is doing Physical Therapy to keep him mobile.
I'm trying to tell you, Dementia has become a label. Nutrition has long been associated with dementia, but you don't hear about that anymore. Our foods have so many chemicals. We now try to stay away from processed foods as much as possible.
Unless he is bedridden, is it possible you are worrying more than you need to?
I will admit that people have found that changing a diet helps with improvement of Dementia but will not reverse or cure it. My Dad's Mother had Alzheimers. As did his sister and his brother. Not sure of the others because they died young. His mother's sister had it and so did her daughter. So it is a hereditary thing. It is also different than most other "Dementias" in how it effects the brain. As far as I know, the only way you can actually find out it it was Alzheimers is an autopsy.
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