After reading the stories of carers on a Facebook dementia page, I was moved to write the following post. It seemed to help some people. Please forgive me for posting it here...
I have Alzheimer's disease. I'm pretty high-functioning at the moment, but I'm on the same journey as your partners, mums and dads.
I see a lot of grief and heartache in the posts I read, and that's understandable; it's difficult to watch someone we love slip away. But please take solace in the fact that there is no pain for us when we slip into that other place where we are unaware of those around us. We are instead surrounded by those we knew at other times and in other places. We know you love us. Don't doubt it. And on behalf of all of my fellow dementia sufferers who are unable to articulate it, I'd like to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all of the love and care you give us.
Never doubt that we know how hard it is for you, and we'd change things if we could, but we're fighting our battles too and we couldn't do it without your support.
We love you.
I have Alzheimer's disease. I'm pretty high-functioning at the moment, but I'm on the same journey as your partners, mums and dads.
I see a lot of grief and heartache in the posts I read, and that's understandable; it's difficult to watch someone we love slip away. But please take solace in the fact that there is no pain for us when we slip into that other place where we are unaware of those around us. We are instead surrounded by those we knew at other times and in other places. We know you love us. Don't doubt it. And on behalf of all of my fellow dementia sufferers who are unable to articulate it, I'd like to say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for all of the love and care you give us.
Never doubt that we know how hard it is for you, and we'd change things if we could, but we're fighting our battles too and we couldn't do it without your support.
We love you.