A very perceptive article about a husband whose wife had dementia

[nita]

I found so much of this article moving and with insight into both the carer's and the patient's experience:-

‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s

The long read: By the time my wife got a diagnosis, her long and harrowing deterioration had already begun. By the end, I was in awe of her

www.theguardian.com

 

[SeaSwallow]

@nita Thank you for sharing. Such a heartbreaking story.

 

[Lawson58]

Thank you for posting the link.

It was really quite a remarkable piece of writing, honest and insightful.

 

[Izzy]

Thank you so much for sharing this @nita. A moving and heartbreaking story, so well written. 💜

 

[Alisongs]

I found so much of this article moving and with insight into both the carer's and the patient's experience:-

‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s

The long read: By the time my wife got a diagnosis, her long and harrowing deterioration had already begun. By the end, I was in awe of her

www.theguardian.com

This resonated SO much.

 

[Calon Lan]

Thanks for posting this @nita
A very thoughtful and honest story.

 

[Agzy]

This resonated SO much.

I have just cried while reading it.

 

[maggie6445]

I think that article should be sent to every MP in the country. It's honest and tells it as it is

 

[LynneMcV]

Such insight and so well-written. Thanks for posting this @nita .

 

[Jaded'n'faded]

Poignant and very well-written.

'As things stand, a diagnosis of dementia, already a somewhat upsetting event, might as well come with a bill of six figures, to be paid over the course of the rest of one’s life'

So true

 

[tonebear]

I read this article at first to see if there was any insite/tips I could use. By the end I was crying almost uncontrollably as is is so close to what is happening and points up what is coming. It's the first time I have read about what this god awful disease does to the carer especially the husband. I really think that part should be somehow put infront of the public and politicians.