My wife has been giagnosed with early dementia and is taking exelon.
She sleeps over 16 hours a day and I am wondering is this is related to the meds.

My Dad is 80 and mum is main carer. Today he said he was unable to walk while they were out. My mum also 80 had to try and get him home. He went to bed and totally forgot all about it. It was frightening for mum and I was away on business. Is this a normal thing to happen at mid stage. Dad seems to have gotten worse fairly quickly.

Every conversation with neighbours all summer, and on his walks he would say’ winter is coming’, even in the heat of summer.Now the ground is covered with snow and it is -30 outside and he looks out and says ’ signs of spring’!!! !
Have others observed this?Any explanations? It is hard not to correct him.

My spouse often acts like a toddler, when I say "no don't do that" he pouts. He picks his nose and then puts his finger in his mouth, and when inside our home he asks if he can pee in the backyard, how can I say something that won't be so harsh that it has me sound like a Mom saying no, that's gross? Plus I'm pretty negative when he does pout.

I feel bad. I brought my dad into our home. He was a farmer. He had cattle and cats he watched over. It was getting expensive to let stay at home. Letting him stay at home by himself, wasn't an option anymore. At our house, I feel guilty. He's just sitting around like a rock on a log. He loves walks, cat rides, shopping, church and meeting new people. I tried to get him to feed our cat. Started out good. Now not so much. Sometimes, he will work on a puzzle. What do others loved ones… read more

I’m constantly having to leave work due to her calling an ambulance or doctors appointments...now we won’t get a vacation this year because I’ll have no leave. I also need back surgery that I put off last year. Any advice?