Moment of Being Overwhelmed with WHY?
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I get it. My BH got diagnosed at age 59. Six years ago. Also got COVID which set him back a million years. Today I was feeding him his puréed food at the memory care facility he’s in. He’s now almost 66. He may not make it to his birthday in May. What can I say? They call it the long goodbye. Yup, by the end of this journey. I was suicidal at more than one point. Got on medication that helped. Wow, we loved each other so much for 24 years. Unconditional love. How fortunate I was to meet and fall in love. He was the best partner I could have imagined. Now, I need to do all of the “end of life” stuff. Painful and overwhelming. All alone with our cats. May God bless you.
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((HUGS))
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It is good to get away if you can. We understand completely. ❤️
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I began keeping a journal about my wife's progress about 6 months after she was diagnosed. My first entry in February two years ago began like this: "For the first time since I started this journal 6 years ago, this entry isn’t about Colleen; it’s about me." I poured out my heart and soul about the hardships I was enduring and my, not always positive, responses to them. I spelled out everything I was thinking and feeling. I cried as I wrote it. Sometimes, even a man, needs a good cry to help release stress. I hope you don’t feel guilty about running out like that; it’s what you needed to do at that moment. I hope you find ways to cope and relieve your stress.
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Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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