Hi my name is Anne I am 61 and I have a beautiful little jack Russell she is 10yrs old, I care for my friend of 18yrs her name is Betty she also has a jack Russell of 4yrs old, Betty is 73 and was diagnosed with demensia 2yrs ago, we used to go every where together the park the beach with our dogs , we would go for meals with some of our other friends all sort of things we would do together, but the last few mouths it has all changed , she walks her dog early in the morning on her own and that's it she won't go out again , I miss her company so much even though I see her every day phone her every Erving to make sure she is ok , she has cares going in three times a day to give her her tablets that I have put in her pill box , I make her sandwiches every day do her ironing, I do theses things as I love her and if it was me in her situation she would be there for me, she has let herself and her home go, I feel lost as I have nobody to talk to who understands what's happening I don't understand sometimes and it's very frustrating, I sit with her and look at the emptiness in her eyes and I want to cry, we talk and the next day will be the same conversation as she will not remember what I said yesterday, I don't mind that or listening to her tell me the same old story of her younger days what I do mind is watching her loose her dignity , I will stop now as I have moaned a lot my story is not bad but I just needed to have some one listern thank you