KatieBee
Caring for my spouse Member since November 10, 2009Husband: 83 Me: 65. We have been married 9 years. He moved to Memory Unit 1 year 3 months ago. Moderate stage. His disease is progressing rapidly. I visit him most every day three+ hours. He has two adult adopted children who live 1 to 1 1/2 hours away. They call him on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and on his birthday. They do not see him. They do not call him. They do not write to him. He has a sister who lives far away. She contacts me on occasion. I, therefore, am solely responsible for his welfare physical, mental, and financial. All of them are cordial and polite to me. I do not think I am the problem. Their father was a commander in the Navy and gone most of the time. He was not close to his wife or children. But had a friendly exchange. He admits he was not a good father. He said, "I was gone all the time." I met him years after his divorce with his wife. I never fathomed he would become afflicted with such a horrible disease. I am alone in this journey.