DEAR ERIC: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I lean on them and rely on their excellent advice and strong shoulders.

Our 55th wedding anniversary is several days before Christmas. Because of the type of dementia my husband has, he cannot speak or understand speech. Reading and writing skills are diminished. A celebration would be difficult to impossible for guests and family members because of his type of dementia.

I thought a dinner cruise would be a wonderful compromise. I floated it by my daughter only to find out that her husband’s family is planning a trip to Hawaii during that time to spread ashes for his nephew’s wife. My son and fam

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