Dementia Caregiver Grief

#dementia #alzheimer #careblazer

[mostwanted]

It takes me by surprise everytime. When I hug my mom and the tears come, she pulls me to her closer and tells me she loves me.

[angelastars]

“The long goodbye” it’s so hard. Pure hell 😢

[DC-fqmv]

Thank yo so much. I have been caring for my mother for the last 7 years. I often tell people that I have been slowly losing my mom in stages. She is not the person I used to know, only a glimpse is there every now and then. She is in hospice care now as she has advanced Alzheimer's. I make sure mom is comfortable and it's an honor to care for her.

[wayneadelsberger]

You are absolutely right, I watched Ruth die for a total of 10 years seeing her deteriorate before my eyes, getting worse an worse each year then seeing her fade very fast in the last 3 months of her life . Watching her take her last breath, and telling her that it was alright to go. Being her sole caregiver it a major change and loss, all caregivers be strong, keep faith, never give up hope .you will over come the loss, belive that he or she is now in a much more comfortable place. Dr N you were my angel in dealing with my long journey, I made it ! I still Grive, I still cry, we never forget that we did our

[N-]

Ive been watching my wife fade away for several years and she is now in a nursing home. It’s been constant grieving with no end in sight.

[lindagraham]

What I am going thru now. My mother is now in hospice, but I felt like I lost my mom 3 yrs ago.

[loubrindley]

Thank you Dr Natali Its the Long Good Bye, isn't it - went through it with Dad who passed with terminal Brain tumour glioblastoma grade 4 cancer in the pandemic in 2021 hurt ! Like no other then Mom finally being diagnosed Oct 2022 I have grieved through bearevment and losing mom and now Care giver, she has Alzheimers and Mixed Vascular Dementia we think she had it the 2 years of caring for Dad & Husbands Dad died of cancer a month earlier to dad of cancer and his mom now has Vascular Dementia and serious heart disease, so we have had to be strong together both care givers in our 50's to our moms we didn't expect so soon after losing both dads, Know my story is one of many. They are slowly drifting away from us.
You are an inspiration hope your dad and you had a better day at his care facility ❤😊

[anguaji]

This is perfect. Mam was diagnosed in 2020 and really declined last summer / autumn. She's now in full time care. I've gone through so many cycles of grief in that time and it's exhausting.

[marknelsen]

OMG, You are soooo Correct. Thank You Natalie for stating the hidden obvious.

[SoNaturelleWellnessChicago]

My grief is being a caregiver for my mother-in-law who qe didn't have the best relationship. So my loss has been not having that connection and feeling loss of losing myself in all of this.

[vikkicsaszar]

Thank you for affirming what I feel and now know it's OK.

Your videos are so very helpful.

[nickgonzalez]

Thanks. I have been caring for my wife who has been diagnosed when ALZ six years ago. It’s challenging. But I’m thankful that all of our children are now young adults.

[sondragalmiche]

Yes been caring for my Mother now for about 2 yrs but she was diagnosed in 2015 and now she's slowly slipping away 😢😢

[WooWooMama]

Thank you for your videos. Yes, this is what I am going through and need to hear.

[regeniapaige]

Thank you. I needed to hear this. It's so unbelievably difficult 💔😔

[maryw]

Thank you all your messages are so helpful 😊

[TheScreamingFrog]

The ink on the paper, soon to, fades away.
The story forgotten, with no one to tell.
A time once so fresh, in the blink of an eye
is now a hazy fog, lost in a sigh.

So now we dance and celebrate life, because we know what the alternative is❤️💪

[swaggdinero]

Im trying to explain my grandmother passing to my grandfather and my grandfather dementia is getting worse...ik she was his crutch and spent 58yrs sleeping with each other every night. Now he requests me to sleep with him, so i do. It is just so difficult explaining the process of my grandmothers desth but I do it.

[LaNereNere]

OMG!!! Thanks!!! Sometimes I felt that I lost my mom...🥺

[buelan.]

My mom was totally with it to the end. My dear, sweet friend, however, is difficult to be around because her personality changes from one moment to the next. I believe her anger stems from her fear that she’s losing it and doesn’t realize it until I show up to help care for her. I absolutely understand why Robin Williams chose his fate but I wonder how many people don’t know that hospice, or even assisted suicide would have been an option.