Someone to have a lucid conversation with: Anyone just want to talk?

Posted by paulgrover @paulgrover, Jan 19 6:56pm

Long days (and nights) of repetitive questions and answers. Anyone just want to talk (and maybe laugh) about all this?

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I started Journaling to save my sanity. It wasn't a daily practice but sometimes I thought I'd go out of my mind if I didn't get the frustration and anger out of my head but there was no one to talk to. Writing it all down was really helpful.

I look back at some of my past entries and realize I also included some of the day moments as well. It wasn't all just my ranting, but mostly that's what it was. I said all the things I would have told a close friend but didn't edit to make it sound better than it was.

Some of my favorite entries are the ones where I describe my DH thinking I was his caregiver and we were in a care facility of some sort. He would go on and on about his beautiful wife, what a good cook she is, how smart she is... these are very sweet memories.
Though once he said the food here is good, not much variety but everything tastes really good. 😄

Wishing you all some beautiful moments as you travel this path.

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