Mental Health Support

Consider this a safe space. Many of us have lived through this. My husband had vascular dementia, probably a little frontotemporal thrown in, too. It was devastating for me to watch him turn into a completely different person. Had he known who he had turned into, he would've never wanted to go on like that. I cared for him at home as long as I could. When I finally placed him at a care center he passed one month and one day later, even though he had been in fairly good physical health. I was so thankful it wasn't prolonged, and yes, I felt guilty for thinking that, but I got over it. Prolonging his life would do no good for anyone--not him, not me, not our kids.

I send you vibes of peace. It's one of the hardest jobs there is--caregiving for a loved one. Now my brother and I are caring for dad, but at least he doesn't have the anger issues that my hubby did. And, after a fall before Christmas, we've been able to get him admitted to a care center so now we get to be his kids again, and not the people that help clean up his diaper.