He is slipping more

I hate to admit it but Joe is slipping more. I've been seeing it but trying to ignore it the last few weeks.

I came home from work one day and went to change. Things were all moved in the closet so I went and asked Joe if he had been in the lockbox. He looked really embarrassed and said he had. He knew Liz's birthday was coming but couldn't remember when. So he went to the lockbox to try and find their birth certificates. I wrote a sticky note on the refrigerator with the kids birthdates but then I also wrote them on the calendar with how old they will be turning.

Last week I noticed Joe's morning pill box was finished two days earlier than it should be. His night meds were a day ahead. I talked to him about it but he said nope he takes his meds the same way everyday. Yet last night he came and said he was going to take his night meds and I opened the slot and gave them to him. This morning another slot was also empty that was full last night. This explains why he is still asleep. He is sleeping off that double dose of Melatonin.

We had the house locks changed yesterday. The locks were the ones we installed 25 years ago. They were getting a little tricky. One you had to turn to unlock then turn back as if locking again for it to open. Joe can't remember that and was having a hard time getting in the house. This is especially a problem when his day program drops him off and no one is here to open the door for him.

It's so hard to acknowledge another slip. I was on Facebook looking at wedding anniversaries, couples co-chairing events etc. I know this disease is called the long goodbye. When I admit it to myself it'a a really rough thing.