I lost my special friend of 7.5 years on 3rd April 2017 from Alzheimer's. He had been diagnosed about 6 years ago with mild Alzheimer's. He then went into the moderate stage and finally but very quickly into the severe stage where he was hospitalised for 4 weeks. I am amazed at how quickly the severe stage took hold of him, unable to eat, drink, talk, walk, lost so much weight and was very weak. I was lucky in one respect that even on the afternoon before he passed away in the evening he still recognised me and did know my voice and that I was there at his bedside with him. Unfortunately, I was not at the hospital when he actually passed peacefully away.
At the present moment I feel that I am in denial, waiting for his telephone calls that I know are not going to come anymore or to hear his voice. I realise that I will go through and eventually get through this grieving process but on some days I feel alright and other days I am not. A huge hole has been left in my life as he needed so much of my time, care and help which I freely gave and because he was a special friend nothing that anyone says or does helps to ease my pain of my loss.
I'm sure others who have lost someone to Alzheimer's will understand what I am going through. Bereaved.
At the present moment I feel that I am in denial, waiting for his telephone calls that I know are not going to come anymore or to hear his voice. I realise that I will go through and eventually get through this grieving process but on some days I feel alright and other days I am not. A huge hole has been left in my life as he needed so much of my time, care and help which I freely gave and because he was a special friend nothing that anyone says or does helps to ease my pain of my loss.
I'm sure others who have lost someone to Alzheimer's will understand what I am going through. Bereaved.