We had all of our family (30) for Christmas Eve. They all seemed to have a good time, including my Alz husband. Today he is angry at everything. He could not find the one gift he had for me, and is suspecting someone took it. He has torn apart all of the trash looking for it. No matter how hard I tried to distract him, he keeps going back to that. I am now trying to stay in another room from where he is. Is this wrong?
I had relatives who wanted to come visit my mom (she doesn't have Alz, but is in her 90s). I told them we'd meet them at a restaurant and we'd only stay for an hour, because more than that and my mom would be worn out. My mom has no short-term memory, so any kind of get together is stressful, because she can't remember who's who and that worries her. So now I think of her needs before the rest of the family. I'm her advocate, so it's up to me to think of her needs first. Hugs to you...this too shall pass.