Poor George, it is interesting how he is losing language especially as this was so important to him. Luckily he does not get too frustrated yet but he can spend ages trying to find the words he wants.
He has always been slow but he is becoming slower.
One of the people he has always got along with is Jim. I always thought that Jim was higher functioning than George but last Friday we were at memory group and so were Jim and his wife. I was talking to his wife who was in a real state. Her doctor, PMH, the people at Alzheimer's and their family have all told her it is time to get him into a home. Her health is suffering with the stress caused by looking after someone with Alzheimer's and he can become aggressive. Luckily, at this point, George is not aggressive.
It has been a very stressful month for me however as Mum had a fall and broke her hip ending up in hospital. Both of my sisters came over for a week each to visit mum daily while they were here. What with one thing and another I am feeling rather exhausted and under the weather. Oh to be able to spend a day in bed trying to get over this flu I seem to have got; I am doing the lemon drinks and going to bed early.
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