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Thank you Scott.
What precisely are you guilty about? That you can't make things better? That you don't know how to deal with the cognitive decline behaviors? Nothing is your fault! Nothing is your fault! Your loved one can't help it. Personally, I do not feel any guilt whatsoever. I can't relate to it. What I can relate to is frustration, anger, communication difficulties , and the unknown future. Thank you for listening. I'm trying to be as honest as I can here.
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@dianaml
I am relatively new at caregiving, 3 yrs in. I totally relate to your feelings of frustration, anger not at him, but of our situation. My husband has very severe back pain as well as Parkinson’s. Cognitive issues are appearing every day now. He’s just so needy and I work so hard to keep him comfortable, nutrition, med schedules, and doing the activities he enjoys. He is processing things very slowly and I know I need to give him more time to respond and initiate movement. I’m trying to give myself some forgiveness in my frustration about trying to have a normal life. I know he didn’t sign up for this and I didn’t either so I need help in accepting how this life is going to move forward without resentment and loss of hope.