Hi Diane
Thank you for posting. Just a few hours sleep, and a sad awakening. I'm so sorry. If it's any consolation I've had to wait one whole month to have my OH's funeral.(although I like to call it a celebration of his life) Red tape and the Xmas season. In that time I've managed (I hope) to get the arrangements just as I hope Pete would have liked them.
I don't think that I could have managed that in just a week/10 days as appears to be the norm.People saying 'it was expected' are not helpful; but if there's one thing I've realised it's that people do not know how to react to the passing of a Dementia sufferer. Unless they have experienced the long goodbye they would have no idea.
However, we understand on this Forum what you are going through, so please keep in touch.
Love,
Lyn T XX
Thank you for posting. Just a few hours sleep, and a sad awakening. I'm so sorry. If it's any consolation I've had to wait one whole month to have my OH's funeral.(although I like to call it a celebration of his life) Red tape and the Xmas season. In that time I've managed (I hope) to get the arrangements just as I hope Pete would have liked them.
I don't think that I could have managed that in just a week/10 days as appears to be the norm.People saying 'it was expected' are not helpful; but if there's one thing I've realised it's that people do not know how to react to the passing of a Dementia sufferer. Unless they have experienced the long goodbye they would have no idea.
However, we understand on this Forum what you are going through, so please keep in touch.
Love,
Lyn T XX