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[CLKD]

I don't think mine would dare to suggest he has 'other things' on his mind     

[rosebud57]

Is he taking any medication.  Statins are well known for causing memory loss.  Also a good quality omega 3 is supposed to protect against memory loss. 

I think though that men tend to be in a bit of a world of their own.  My husband left me waiting outside Waitrose a while ago, and was halfway home before he remembered.  However, he was just as likely to have done that when he was 20 as now.

[Taz2]

I think this is perfectly normal behaviour to be honest. You may notice it more than a lot of us CLKD because you spend so much time together. I tend to forget things too but I don't believe it is a sign of dementia just a sign of getting a bit older. Try not to worry. Has he forgotten your coffee since or was it just a one-off?

Taz x

[CLKD]

He drove past the road last night where was supposedly taking his pal home to ……. they had spent the day together and were chatting - apparently 

He hasn't forgotten my cuppa since  ………. a lot of it is 'within normal limits' but other issues  …..

[honeybun]

Anything specific CLKD. Is he concerned himself ?

I know hubby just tunes out. My daughter and i can be chatting and include him in the conversation only to discover we have to start all over again as he has not listened to one word. Mind you he has always been the same 


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[CLKD]

Nowt worries him  …….. he is very accepting …. a watch and wait approach and a chat with people who see him weekly in the New Year …….. he's making orange/plum/chilly jam right now …. I can hear him shredding pith ……. 

[CLKD]

Yep.  Will keep a beady eye ……….

[honeybun]

Really not sure what you do with the notes that you take though. You can't exactly present him with what you think is wrong and tell him to go to the doctors.

I would have to be more subtle than that.

My hubby is getting hard of hearing and to my mind will need to have it seen to at some point. If I gently mention it he tells me I mumble. Umm no I don't. Will I press it ...No I won't. It's a conclusion he will have to come to himself.

How you get someone to accept they may have dementia or Alzheimer's is a whole different story.


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[CLKD]

StellaJane - I agree.  That's another issue he won't address.  We have had a plan in this house that we don't shout at each other between rooms as this is a large house with long hall-way  and thick walls ……. he does tend to wander away telling me stuff though and I'm fed up with walking after to hear what he thought he might have said  ……..

[honeybun]

Eh nope, I'm the only one who mumbles it would seem 

Between my mother being stone deaf and hubby being a bit hard of hearing I spend my life either shouting or repeating myself Such fun.

He really will have to come to that conclusion himself...Not going to push that one.


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[honeybun]

I really do agree SJ......would you like to have a word with my hubby please 



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[Taz2]

Good point about the driving Stellajane. It reminded me of the list you can click on to see whether your condition needs to be notified to the DVLA https://www.gov.uk/health-conditions-and-driving

Taz x

[rosebud57]

Just like my husband.  He won't get varifocals instead he faffs around with two pairs of glasses, which I usually have to cart around in my handbag.  He says he does not want wear glasses all the time. 

Men are SO vain.

[Hattie]

Varifocals are quite difficult to get used to - i tried them and felt seasick so still having reading glasses and others.

[Ju Ju]

Wouldn't be without mine. I forget I have them on. No more losing my glasses, just my husband's!

Men can be so vain. My hubbie has neat curly hair that requires little attention, yet he carefully combs it for several minutes, making no impression on it!

He has a lot of problems with ear wax and the level of his hearing varies. He often says did I say.....something ridiculous, usually rather rude and naughty. Keeps me laughing anyway.