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Anyone Else Have Mild Dementia?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Feb 11, 2023 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
You sound like a very strong person and hey, I'm 71 and lose words so don't worry about it. I am very sorry t read the your lost your husband and dad to deal with a hip replacement without him. My husband had 2 hips replaced and needed me very much. I'm sure it was very difficult for you. I hope that you have one or 2 people that you can talk to and gain support from even if it is in a small way. We all need someone to talk too. I wish you all the best...you are a real trooper!
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Thank you for your kind words. At this time I am well into my 89th year and am still independent. I have had some therapy and she told me I have prolonged grief. Well, since I had a 59 year marriage I am not surprised I have prolonged grief. The other day I was out on an errand. I saw a stand of trees all in bloom. My husband loved to see them. And I just burst into tears. Things like that still get to me. I am mostly alone and that is by choice. I just don't feel like interacting with people. I saw my surgeon last month and he said the hip was fine. He also said he would see me next year. I reminded him about my age and said I may not be here next year. He just laughed. But when you read the obituaries I see where more and more people are drying in their 40's and 50's. I wonder if it is because of all this drug taking. I just don't take drugs even the medical kind. Maybe that's why I have lived so long.