My former partner and still very close friend has AD at the age of 54. I've been taking full care of her, our household, our kids, for years, until about 18 months ago. Now we live separately but are constantly in touch. This summer I've spent so much time driving her around, making sure she has what she needs, being a patient friend, arranging outings with her and our kids but nothing makes her happy. I'm feeling so sad and discouraged that I can't do enough to make her life better. She says I'm being a great friend and that she appreciates all that I do but that her life just sucks.
Sometimes I find it hard to balance my efforts to improve her life with my efforts to raise our kids, they're both 11, and my efforts to have some semblance of a life for myself. I go to bed discouraged and angry but wake up with a new idea to help her only to go to bed discouraged again.
It's a horrible thing to say, especially for my kids, but sometimes I just wish she'd progress to the level where she doesn't realize what she's lost. Sorry to be so heavy. I just needed a place to unload some of this. Kelly
Sometimes I find it hard to balance my efforts to improve her life with my efforts to raise our kids, they're both 11, and my efforts to have some semblance of a life for myself. I go to bed discouraged and angry but wake up with a new idea to help her only to go to bed discouraged again.
It's a horrible thing to say, especially for my kids, but sometimes I just wish she'd progress to the level where she doesn't realize what she's lost. Sorry to be so heavy. I just needed a place to unload some of this. Kelly