Worried about husband forgetting?

Hi

My husband is 53 yrs. old and has stage 4 stomach cancer. He just finished his 3dr chemo treatment. I noticed he is forgetting a lot lately.

He made breakfast this morning (which he always does & insisted) and about 1/2 hr. after we were done eating I realized he never turned the stove top off.

He smokes also (he was going to quit before he was told he had cancer now he feels why should he) well I caught him sleeping in chair on patio with a cig. in hand. I feel like I can't leave him for a second now. I don't want my house burned down.

 Is this normal? has anyone else had this happen? He was always a very bright guy and never had those senior moments we all have so I'm thinking it's the chemo.

Thanks for any replys

Diane

hi Deezin,

My friend's husband has been the same.  They have had so many arguments because he thinks he has told her something and has not or she has told him something and he says NO she hasn't.  She has found it all very stressful.  We put it down to the chemo as well.   I was telling another good friend of mine, who has also had breast cancer.  She always had a great memory and realised after a few arguments with her husband that her memory had gone by the wayside as well.  That was also during and after chemo for a while.  So I'm sure there is relevance to this.

Best of luck

cheers Lynn

I had some memory problems while in treatment too.  It gets better after chemo is finished.

Falling asleep while smoking sounds really dangerous. 

While in treatment, I fell asleep all the time.  I could be talking with my wife, sitting on the couch.  She would reply, look over at me and I had fallen asleep.  Treatment is incredibly fatiguing.  Don't take it personally.

Tom