I am the caregiver for my husband of 54 years. He has vascular dementia, diagnosed in 2017. He also has had a stroke in 2018. In reading all of the above comments, I see bits of his behavior in many of them. I am not able to leave him alone and I have no family near us. That is very difficult. He can’t be apart from me....becomes frightened. Two things that are helping us now.......sense of humor —we laugh at things that someone else might not think is funny! The second thing that has been very helpful hippo-therapy! He “rides” a horse once a week for an hour and it has been the best therapy. Of course, I’ve terrified of the future but try to live each day as is! Sometimes I question if I have the strength and patience to go on, but there’s no other choice.
