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Our holiday has been crashed by relatives who want nothing to do with me

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Cyclebabble · 17/12/2023 18:47

I would like to check some mumsnet views on this situation. I and DH have had our ups and downs. We separated for a while and it turns out that he has a particularly severe form of dementia called lewy bodies which has driven some quite challenging behaviour including paranoia. For the moment I am still working but I am also increasingly his carer. DH is close to his family but in recent times they have not got along with me. In particular, with no justification they put in a safeguarding complaint to Social Services with a view to stopping me caring for him. Their allegations included me controlling his money (I do not but he needs help to handle his bank account these days) and coercive control.

We have a brief holiday booked in January. I heard my husband on the phone the other day where they were saying we will see you there. In short they have unilaterally decided they are going to come on this holiday. There expectation is that I will "disappear" for two of the nine days I have whilst they spend time with DH.

DH says he looks forward to seeing them and stress potentially aggravates the damentia so I cannot rage and just tell them to do one.

AIBU for feeling rage that there is nothing I can do to stop them doing this?

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DragonMama3 · 18/12/2023 16:56

OP, can he be "ill" when they want to visit?

Notalldogs23 · 18/12/2023 18:43

I wouldn't leave your husband alone with them, so either move the holiday or stick very close to your husband when they visit.

And I'm so sorry they're making a difficult time so much worse.

DragonMama3 · 18/12/2023 21:20

move the holiday back

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Cyclebabble · 06/02/2024 13:22

So to update We are just back from our holiday. The relatives did indeed spend time with DH. They were clearly quite shaken to see how fast he has declined and they did do some nice things with him. However, it did not stop then bad mouthing me and telling him what a poor wife I was and how I was not looking after him well. He did not take it seriously, which is fortunate. After three days they left and we carried on with our holiday as planned. It was a good and restful time.

It is hard looking after a partner with dementia but feels doubly hard when you are constantly undermined and bad mouthed. Anyway that is life I am afraid.

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Giv0iw · 06/02/2024 13:29

I'm surprised you are even willing to do a 9 day holiday with his family. Many many people fall out on holiday personally I think you need to step back for your own good. Let DH family step up and take care of him!

You relax at home!

MILTOBE · 06/02/2024 13:37

She didn't, though. They were there for three days.

I'm really sorry for you and your husband, OP. I have some experience of a similar illness and it's truly awful. I hope everything goes as well as it can for him.

MILTOBE · 06/02/2024 13:37

And as his siblings and nephews and nieces, they have absolutely no right to anything your poor husband owns.

Giv0iw · 06/02/2024 14:06

MILTOBE · 06/02/2024 13:37

She didn't, though. They were there for three days.

I'm really sorry for you and your husband, OP. I have some experience of a similar illness and it's truly awful. I hope everything goes as well as it can for him.

I wrote my comment 3 minutes before OP had posted her update! Sorry.

SheilaFentiman · 06/02/2024 16:44

I'm so sorry they interfered and I am glad you got some holiday without them.

Cherrysoup · 06/02/2024 16:58

Please get the POA for health and finance sorted ASAP. Does your Dh have a will? Hopefully you have joint accounts?

Wexone · 06/02/2024 18:52

Well done op on trying to rise above it with all you are going through. its horrific and tereible of his family to say those things.
as someone who has a close relative and their family dealing with the same illness I really feel for you. it's horrendous. please please make sure you are getting all the support you are entitled to. all the carers and I am sorry to say but start looking for a home soon and have that all ready as it will come sooner than you think 😪 get all legalities in order too.

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