Sounds like my wife, as well. She was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis two years ago. She'll put down her drink, start doing something else, then look around and ask me, "Did you see where I put down my drink?". And it's right in front of her. We'll start a conversation, and sometimes she just drifts off and stops hearing me. Or she'll start to tell me something, and the words stop coming out, like she's searching for the right ones to use. Her brain knows what it wants to say, but momentarily loses the capacity to say it. It's not constant or even frequent, but when it does, I just bite my lip and tell myself it'll stop in a few minutes. Or hours. And she's not aware of it most of the time. Her last MRI showed not only the areas on her brain where the nerves have been attacked, but it's spread into her spinal cord at the base of her skull. That really worries me.
I want to thank everyone who posted such kind thoughts, and as a resident of AZ the whole McCain issue is a stain on our great state. Thanks to open primaries it’s been impossible to NOT have him nominated as the R - very frustrating.
And to you, my Viking Freeper friend, you have my thoughts and prayers for your situation. I would say enjoy all the moments you are together. As you say, things might get worse. I know in my wife’s case the doctor told me she was reaching the point where she wouldn’t know me or her surroundings, but luckily that only lasted a brief time before she was gone.
May God bless you and your wife.