He is 22 years older than me and he is in his 80's. Does there come a time when I can no longer carry on a regular conversation with him. He is congnitive, and doesn't have anything but COPD. But, it just seems like he is trying to talk with me, but he is just not able to. It is hard to explain. He maybe is able to, just we are not on "the same page". It gets frustrating when I have to explain everything from my point of view, so he gets what we are really talking about. I guess that happens with anyone.
If he still is able to read, writing the short question on a sheet of paper, pointing to the question (word by word) if necessary as verbally asking it may also help. However, I read it only once. Letting the elder hold the paper afterword.
Good luck.
If your husbands difficulties are new get him to his neurologist as fast as you can.
I wish both of you the best.
;-)
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