So painful and such a huge sense of loss, in so many different ways. . Sometimes it feels like the person I knew to be myself is also no longer there as a result.The husband I once knew is no longer there.
Hello SandyRose. I notice you only joined here in March this year, have you been coping with your husband's diagnosis for some time? I recently joined and my husband is classed as having early stages of AD, but I see so many changes. At his assessment at the memory clinic, one of the phrases I used was, "he's just not the same" - and he's not. I am trying to accept that eventually I will lose the man I married 48 years ago. I will be providing care for a stranger - I may not even like that stranger! None of our words to you can change anything, but I find it helps to say how I feel, have a moan or a rant; say things that I feel bad about, but know I won't get judged for. This is the most awful, awful disease and I will be glad when the horror comes to an end, but I fear I have years in front of me. We know how you feel, please comment on here if it helps at all. Sending warm thoughts to you xThe husband I once knew is no longer there.
Hello SandyRose. I notice you only joined here in March this year, have you been coping with your husband's diagnosis for some time? I recently joined and my husband is classed as having early stages of AD, but I see so many changes. At his assessment at the memory clinic, one of the phrases I used was, "he's just not the same" - and he's not. I am trying to accept that eventually I will lose the man I married 48 years ago. I will be providing care for a stranger - I may not even like that stranger! None of our words to you can change anything, but I find it helps to say how I feel, have a moan or a rant; say things that I feel bad about, but know I won't get judged for. This is the most awful, awful disease and I will be glad when the horror comes to an end, but I fear I have years in front of me. We know how you feel, please comment on here if it helps at all. Sending warm thoughts to you x