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Death of a parent with Alzheimer's
Purplematt36
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Hello I'm Matt me and my mom was caregivers to my dad who had the Alzheimer's we kept him home me and her faught along side him and his doctors he was 51 when he was diagnosed with dementia and he mad it to see his 71st birthday in September sadly he lost his battle on November the 14th at 2:00am it's still so hard to believe he is gone is there anyone who has been through something similar that can kinda help with my emotions we buried him on a Monday and Monday's are so hard for me that I can't even get out of bed on Mondays
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Sorry for your loss.
Losing someone we love is hard, but I think when we also as the caregiver there is a degree of relief from the caregiving that may bring on guilt along with the feeling of great loss. Guilty of feeling relieved of duty of taking care of a loved one is frustrating. We are human and will experience death in lots of ways. Know that whatever you feel is okay as long as you don’t dwell on it. Feel, acknowledge it and tell yourself it’s okay things will get better. When I lost my son I felt like I had a huge gapping sore and didn’t want to go out, but taking some time I was able to. It was hard but eventually you will get back to yourself. Prayers for peace and comfort.0
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DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
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FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
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MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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