Hi Anneasquith.
I've never mentioned it on here before, although there may have been some clues. I know I make some untoward comments to other threads sometimes - but it's complete exhaustion, frustration and stress coming out. I know I have to hold it together though as my wife is utterly dependant on me.
We did get a fair degree of help until about 2007. My wife went to a day centre all day for 5 days a week and that gave me time to get things done like go to the bank, shopping, cooking, work on the car etc. Then they started to make 'cuts and changes'. They cut my wife's attendance to three days, then two, then one - then they closed the day centre altogether. I've asked for help again and again but all I'm told is that there isn't the funding and my wife is lucky to have me. We've effectively given up asking and settled down to having to get along by ourselves.
I'm completely exhausted a lot of the time and I get very stressed and frustrated. That's why I walk 6 miles a night and sometimes 12! If I need time in the day I can park my wife with a couple of neighbours. Mrs. Andyvon can't be by herslef though as she's a danger to herself and doesn't know what she's oing with the cooker, iron, hot water etc. I don't mind my wife being with me all the time but I have to continually watch her. She doesn't understand roads or not walking in front of traffic for example.
We could do with some help at home because I get so tired and stressed.