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@chris20

I loved this interview and the upbeat attitude you have in spite of your hardships and trials. All my life, I have been an active, type A optimist, musician, entrepreneur, sober nearly 40 years; a truth seeker, spiritual seeker with many hobbies and interests and a whopping bucket list. All that changed when I became a 24/7 caregiver for my amazing wife of 60 years who suffers from Alzheimer's and psychosis. I still work out an hour a day and perform gospel music in nursing homes, go regularly to Church and Bible study, and have some great flower gardens, and am a competent, committed caregiver, but I am burned out and lacking the mutually loving relationship I enjoyed for so long, and Mindy, my wonderful little dog passed away last week from heart failure. I am grieving deeply for her, beyond anything that would seem normal. My heart is broken.

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Oh my goodness @chris20, I am so sorry you are having a rough spot. Losing your pet companion in the midst of everything else has to be so very difficult. So much grief to deal with. Please know that you are prayed for . I hope you can care for yourself in the midst of all this. What has helped you to keep going and lifted your spirits in the past?
May you be comforted friend.