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The Loneliness
How do you manage the profoundly lonely moments as a caregiver for your loved one with dementia? I’m a person who absolutely enjoys and needs a lot of “alone time”, however this situation somehow makes me feel much more lonely. And sad. Very sad. It’s probably the limited and circular conversations coupled with the loss of social life and work.
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@cyds I like you have been trying to love my thinning hair, but I've reached a point, that there are so few strands to love. I'm silver too, and I love it, but it's been very frightening this year, with my husband's diagnosis, having to move out of our house due to mold, hotels, a financial rental loss, then another rental and a full remodel, that is so stressful, it's not worth doing. I'm stuck, in the middle, unfortunately, any degree of stress and anxiety goes to my weakest point: my hair. You are right, a woman's hair is like her crowning glory, and that's what makes this hard. We're exhausted by the end of the day; from everything we do as a care giver. Then, there's our own health issues to deal with, and the physical and emotional toll of extreme hair loss just adds more weight and worry on top of it all. I'm in the fight but the female pattern baldness has a coveted seat right next to my husband's caregiving needs. And I can't get her to move over.......Best, Karla
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2 Reactions@cyds I can relate to your attitude of hair loss. I too had beautiful hair then 5 years ago my hair started thinning and then falling out at the crown. My PCP says it’s Alopecia,
Stress with coping with a spouse with moderate late stage Alzheimer’s with Vascular dementia who denies having an issues. For the 14 years it’s been one issue after another, this is the greatest challenge of our 46 years together.
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2 ReactionsI can’t thank you all enough for sharing in the posts. I am the caregiver for my husband of 37 years. He is still in early dementia, but is developing more symptoms fairly fast. Has meltdowns, morning fog, has lost all his ability to deal with technology. It was first evident as he began losing his executive ability and ability to reason through problems. This is a man who was a city administrator for many years. I was drawn to this thread because of the title-“loneliness”. I am a bit depressed and feeling overwhelmed. The future worries me. I have my own health problems. Thankfully our daughters are very supportive but do not live near. Well, this is a familiar story, I would imagine. Your posts nourish me.