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I can’t cope while my husband is dying

Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Nov 13, 2023 | Replies (22)

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@merpreb

Shirley- No one is judging you on Connect. Do you think that your well-intentioned family and friends understand why home hospice was not an option? But families are what they are. As if life wasn't hard enough, right?

You mentioned that visiting your husband was difficult. Is this because of your own physical problems or because you hate seeing your husband in Hospice?

Merry

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I just hate that so much has happened, so quickly. I’ e been at the hospital and now the long-term care facility for hours, every day since his first stroke on Oct. 5th. It is draining to see him so thin and unable to do much at all. On a whole other level, I feel exhausted a lot of the time, but he can’t advocate for himself. I’m honestly never sure how long I should stay, especially when he is dozing most of the time. I’m really trying, but had a heart attack in May and am not doing as good a job of walking and exercising as I need to. I just try to keep things and words from others in perspective.