It's so depressing... My wife is giving the doctor's office a call to reschedule my appointment...

I hear you. I am going through a similar thing with my wife. With the added drama that as a nurse in aged care, she recognises this in herself and cycles between depression and denial. I deal with it. Because you do. I just hope aggression doesnt appear. Then I will have to call on help.. But for now, we get by..😷

Reject · 26-30, M

The kindest woman I’ve ever met told me about her experience with her grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s. She said the best part of that relationship was that it was no longer about what was or what is coming to be. She said it all about the moments. When she could still make her laugh because she knew exactly what her grandmother enjoyed even if she didn’t. They connected in a very different and much simpler way, but the connection was still there. I know that’s not your situation, and I hope the doctor can really help with this because it can’t be easy whatever is going on, but it doesn’t have to be without love. I wish you two the best.

BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F

I am really sorry to hear... this is probably heart breaking to deal with, and to deal with on the long run :( I had to deal with this only for a week or so with my mother before she died and it was really emotionally tiring. She'd want to get up, I'd explain to her why she can't, then she'd sit.. only exactly a minute later sometimes less she'd ask for the same thing and I'd repeat the same thing over and over and over again :( But she wasn't suffering exactly from memory loss ..

I hope your wife gets better and wish you both well..

smiler2012 · 56-60

yes it is very sad when this happens old age can be so cruel . my dads sister is exactly the same she has a short memory span like you describe . you can tell my auntie something then it is gone , the sad part probably same with you others is you remember them at there best and feel you have lost them in a way chipmunkernie]

dancingtongue · 80-89, M

Hopefully she accepts your explanation of why. . .until she forgets again. If they begin to argue, the experts say -- and I have found this to be true -- don't argue with them. Basically you are back to dealing with a toddler. Distract, ignore and move on to a different topic, whatever, but arguing only tends to agitate them and make them more firmly resolved that they are right.