Choosing My Battle

Today she sat in a chair in the entryway for more than an hour.

When I said something to my husband about it, he said, “She gets to make so few decisions about her life…You make most decisions for her now…It’s good to let her make the decision about where she sits. Even if it is an odd place. She is not hurting anything. And she seems content. Just let her sit there.”

Yes. He’s right. I know he’s right.

I have to choose my battles. Where she sits should not be one of them.

Alzheimer’s, caregiver, dementia, dementia care


KathleenBDuncan

I write about my life, my journey, my family, and my faith. I am wife to one, mom to seven with one in heaven, and grandmother to many. I am also full-time caregiver to my stepmom E who suffers from dementia due to Alzheimer’s. In my spare time I like to read, travel, crochet, bike, and play with our black pug Molly.

Comments (4)

  • I love it! “Hubby Quotes.” I could write down some “Big Bubba” quotes from your husband. Over the years they all pretty much sound like this:

    Me: Ron, this is the end of the world!

    Ron: Actually, David, only the end of the world is the END OF THE WORLD.

    Everything will turn out all right. And if it doesn’t, we’ll think of something.

    Woh, those last two sentences sound eerily familiar! I think he may have actually said that to me once.😊

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