Diary Of A Caregiver

I am a caregiver to my husband who has MS and with the MS there is a mild (sometimes I think moderate) form of dementia. It's the part of MS few people talk about. Fortunately, he's been in the same job long enough that he can still work but is not supposed to drive to work. I tend to take him around to med appts because they are stressful and I want to know everything that docs are telling him and meds he's on. The moodiness and irritability is hard to live with. I pretty much manage the finances although I give him direction on when to pay certain bills and let him know what we owe and when. This morning he left the stove on, the other day he left the fridge door open, and a few days ago he forgot to put the car in "Park" when he was trying to park it and get out. He "makes up" stories when he doesn't know the facts. Getting doctors to understand that and listen to me and take me seriously has been one of the harder tasks.