Verbal rollercoaster

ButterflyWings

DH’s language skills are swinging wildly in stage 6d...

A short while ago he tells me: “something must be getting caught in my internal affairs” (he had the hiccups). Extra words flow and I can at least comprehend what he’s trying to communicate— then not 3 minutes later he tries to share a thought and couldn’t even finish the sentence: “See the profit... I can’t even find...remember when we wanted to...I mean we went to a ...purse and a lamp...I’ll help them figure out...and I’ll see stuff...”

“Boxes, and I waited till...” was his last attempt. Then he just stopped. Doesn’t seem frustrated; maybe he finished what he was trying to say(?)
(What?) oh my. Poor guy.

M1

It's linguistically (and neurologically) interesting if it weren't so sad BW.  My partner is having increasing difficulty also, though we can mostly still communicate.  But many of the words are just gone.  

I think of you frequently, do hang in there.

ButterflyWings

Thanks M1 - I think of you often too. Hoping your weekend is as peaceful as possible. I can't imagine 150 acres and thinking through all that comes with managing that blessing, while helping your partner and also providing so much support to fellow forum mates as you do. We appreciate you. Hang in there!

Klgm326

My mother has been doing this for a year now. We have elaborate conversations and giggle when I refect back what she’s saying. Thankfully her caretakers seem to understand her fairly well. When you mentioned the purse and lamp, we notice that she just includes whatever she’s seeing at the time. It’s like everything around her (or on TV) is real and interconnected. It’s sad, but we also find humor in our conversations. Hugs to you all!

mommyandme (m&m)

“Word Salad”

Funny at times, frustrating and/or sad at other times.  

This whole thing is so hard. 

GothicGremlin

Hi ButterflyWings -

That's kind of where my sister is too with words. I think she's somewhere around 6d or 6e. She'll start out fine - "I was looking around my room and I found ......"  But most of the nouns are now gone, so I end up not knowing what she found (if I'm on the phone).  All I can do is make guesses. Her room in memory care isn't that big, there's only so many things she can "find".   Or, she'll say things like "there's Aunt Betty!"  Of course Aunt Betty isn't there, but the quilt she made for Peggy is on the bed. The word "quilt" is gone, but she knows where she got it.  And then sometimes it's pure word salad and all I can do is agree with her.

sandwichone123

My dh's loss of nouns was his earliest symptom. He could describe things ok, but no nouns: "It was that--where we ate the yummy stuff. On the north side. On the main drag. That place--where we went that time and had--that--yummy stuff.

For a long time I always knew what he meant. And then I could always figure out what he meant. Now I often have no idea what he means. "yummy stuff" is any food or dessert. "the main drag" was one of several major streets, but he hasn't been saying that one as much lately.

He and I are both getting more frustrated now.

Joydean

Butterfly wings, 

My DH is having this problem too. He knows what he wants to say but just can’t get his words to come to him. Most of the time I can figure out what he’s trying to say but not always. At times he will just walk away and other times he gets so frustrated and will ask “what’s wrong with me?”. Sadly I can’t tell him because that would be so hurtful. Such thin lines we have to walk! 

Best of luck to you and your DH! 

ButterflyWings

I forgot about word salad. And I wonder what it is about nouns? Yes, this is tough and so sad, even when a little humor manages to sneak in. Especially since DH was such a brilliant public speaker, up until just a few years ago. Makes me wish I had a time machine some days. I’d record some of our simplest prior conversations to play back now (for me). 

Anosognosia is his best friend. He truly seems unaware. I, on the other hand, am miserable. It gets more apparent by the day that he’s slip sliding away.  All the best to each of you and your LOs.