Once upon a time, and it seems so long ago now, I had a husband i could rely on for everything. He could mend anything we put in front of him - cars electrics plumbing jewellery or toys - he fixed it all. And it wasn't just the family, but neighbours, friends, friends of friends, local businesses and even the odd stranger who had heard came to my husband to get things fixed. He was the one who could work out how to use the gadgets while i was still reading page one of the instructions.
So it's hard to cope with him now when he gets so confused.
He decided he wanted a mobile phone. I got him the first phone about 5 years back, and every day for 3 years I showed him how to use it. I got a much simpler phone for him and still had to show him every day. 2 months back i bought him the simplest phone on the market, big buttons and a nice clear display and i set it up so that he only had to press one button to ring me. Can I make it any simpler than that? Seems not, every time he touches it he manages to wipe out all the settings and phone number. He can't use the darn thing but insists on taking it everywhere with him. I think that in all those years of trying he's managed to make about 6 phone calls!
As for the TV remote, well lets not go there, it's a nighmare!
This phone lark just about sums up my life with hubs these days. He doesn't have dementia, it's the epilepsy thats turned his mind into mush, either that or there is something else they haven't found yet.
I'm married to this man, i'm supposed to be his wife, but i don't feel like a wife, more like a nanny to a child thats going backwards.
So it's hard to cope with him now when he gets so confused.
He decided he wanted a mobile phone. I got him the first phone about 5 years back, and every day for 3 years I showed him how to use it. I got a much simpler phone for him and still had to show him every day. 2 months back i bought him the simplest phone on the market, big buttons and a nice clear display and i set it up so that he only had to press one button to ring me. Can I make it any simpler than that? Seems not, every time he touches it he manages to wipe out all the settings and phone number. He can't use the darn thing but insists on taking it everywhere with him. I think that in all those years of trying he's managed to make about 6 phone calls!
As for the TV remote, well lets not go there, it's a nighmare!
This phone lark just about sums up my life with hubs these days. He doesn't have dementia, it's the epilepsy thats turned his mind into mush, either that or there is something else they haven't found yet.
I'm married to this man, i'm supposed to be his wife, but i don't feel like a wife, more like a nanny to a child thats going backwards.
