I find that my mother is more interested in the day to day activities than therapeutic ones. For example, I ask her to pull the blinds in the conservatory first thing after her shower and dressing. This means that she has to stretch and move herself, it takes time but it is worth it . After breakfast I wash up and I ask her to dry up She sits on a stool for this or I bring the crockery and cutlery to the table. It does not matter where she puts away the dishes as I can sort them it later. When we are cooking, I ask her to peal the potatoes and chop the vegetables I prepare the vegetables and lay them out for her to chop. I have to say that she gets a lot of satisfaction from this activity and we have endless soups!..
For the most part I break down an activity into small parts and ask for help with some aspect of it, for me it works and she feels involved. Yesterday I gave her bread to break up for the birds and told her that they need feeding in this cold weather . I always give her the phone to answer when it rings and the post to open when it arrives...

I think the disease will continue to progress. But doing things to help his brain be "exercised" should help. So play cards, do coloring, look at photos and talk. (repeating things that you want him to remember).They say Dementia is the Diabetes of the Brain. I take this to mean that you want to be sure that sweets get limited. You do not want a diabetic overload that will add to confusion andcloudy thinking.

For my partner her greatest loss was losing the capacity to read and follow a book. For a while audio books helped but memory region became an issue. However, she has taken to Word Search books like a duck to water and still continues to 'help' with the housework. I'm enjoying watching the clear benefits of these excersises.

Now that he doesn't read anymore, my hubby looks forward to getting the mail, taking out the trash, feeding the birds and sitting out on the patio in the shade, watching the planes go by overhead; listening to the music of the 50s,60s,70s,amd 80s on PANDORA with his headset on. I enjoy overhearing him humming to a tune he recognizes while tapping his foot! We also pick up the grandkids from school on occasion and take them to lunch and the park. There's a municipal airport nearby so we can sit under a shade tree and he can count the small planes that fly by-as many as 18 yesterday!! When the theatres reopen, we will enjoy getting back to the popcorn and a decent movie.

Yes, things will change and you adjust accordingly. It sounds like you are happy together and that makes a big difference. D and I are separated, and I feel I can be more objective which makes it easier I think. I try to be compassionate but sometimes I get impatient but I do them best I can...In our case, because we had issues in our marriage, he brings things up that are hurtful, but I understand where he is coming from. He has always had repressed anger, but he is actually better now. I cannot be around him to much, whereas you and your husband seem to enjoy your time together, albeit if is different. My brother takes care of his wife who has Alzheimers but they are still in love and very happy..