I have been reading your posts and the part one of you wrote about a
swallowing assessment and problems with choking....well my husband has
had this problem for some time now. He also sneezes a lot before he
starts choking on food or drink. Is this a part of alzheimers? How do u
mean u thicken the fluids?

I want you all to know that I did find someone willing to make the trip
with us and so I won't be taking him alone. Thanks so much for all of
your advice. It helped more than u can know.

As for driving.  I had watched him having more and more problems with
driving his truck and suggested several times we sell it as we only
needed one vehicle. He flatly refused, loving his truck and of course no
one wants to have to stop driving.

As things progressed I knew i had to do something with or without his
consent because it was becoming a real danger to himself and others. So
using power of attorney I sold the truck and told him i had shipped it
ahead and it would be there at the end of the journey we are planning. A
deception yes, but I felt I was left with no other choice.

He denies having any problem and does not believe for a moment he has
alzheimers, even though he don't know his own address or state most of
the time and gets lost easily.

Again thanks to all of you for your  very important posts, your timely
advice .

My husband had brain surgery in the eighties and I was told it is not
unusual for alzheimers to follow that. Besides the alzheimers diagnosis
he still has part of the tumor left which was inoperable. A very slow
growing tumor when last checked had not grown at all. But has caused
other problems.

Thank you again

Maggie