fancicoffee13
Senior Member
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- Texas
My husband of 73, has depression and is very weak and sleeps more. He is doing ok, still gets out and drives around. What should I watch for?
Depression and sleeping
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Gaer
"Angel whisperer"
- Location
- New Mexico U.S.A.
A few weeks before he died, ( once a vibrant man) my husband sometimes sat and did nothing.
( Kind of a letting go)
I was working full time and Oh! How I wish I would have walked off the job right then
and just held him and loved him! Those moments will never come again.
@Fancicoffee, Just hold him and love him! I can't stress this enough!
Just love him to pieces!
( Kind of a letting go)
I was working full time and Oh! How I wish I would have walked off the job right then
and just held him and loved him! Those moments will never come again.
@Fancicoffee, Just hold him and love him! I can't stress this enough!
Just love him to pieces!
fancicoffee13
Senior Member
- Location
- Texas
Thank you, I will do just that!
Do his doctors have him on meds for his depression?
grahamg
Old codger
- Location
- South of Manchester, UK
Very very hard to know, both what to do, and what to watch for too, though maybe the most positive suggestion I could come up with is "look for signs of improvement".
I don't know what signs there might be, to give you an indication, and of course it may be very subtle changes, and then wrapped up in lots of confusing negative signs.
I once told a friend of mine whose wife was suffering depression, (difficult enough for her to have to give up work for a while), and along with some other signs of improvement I witnessed her walking down to the local shops without her seeing me, and her body language seemed to indicate a return of some confidence.
The next thing is what you might do should you see any changes/improvements, and here I'd warn you to use great caution, and not draw attention to it, or mention it to him or others. If anyone else sees a positive change I'd suggest again playing dumb, and in a sense "don't crush the improvement by drawing attention to it".
When he's quite back to normal I'd guess you'll see him being more combative or even cantankerous, (if he has this in his character), as that's always a good sign someone's self esteem is back on track!