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My wife of fifty years wont be coming home

My partner has had a progressive dementia for some years now, and it isnt the vacant eyes, smiling at everything type. Its the nasty Scottish Glasgow fishwife, who flies off the handle at nothing type. Until now I have managed her, with a little help from my long suffering daughter (Why is it a mother always dotes on the son, when the daughter puts in all the effort?)
Anyway. My wife had to enter hospital for surgery on a hernia she has had for a long time, but ignored. And the successful surgery meant a stay in hospital that has exposed the worst in her, which we have been covering. Full details will not be given here. But she is being "managed" until she is healed enough to be transfered to a home with secure dementia care. I can no longer look after and be safe myself..
And the most horrible part of this is the relief I feel..Its a really $h*tty way for a wonderful partnership to end..😞
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Both of my grandmothers had Alzheimers. Can only imagine how hard it must be to see your spouse go through this.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@BrandNewMan And its not the first time. Both her mother and mine came to us when it went through them. We nursed them both between us. But there were two of us then and we were much younger..😷
@whowasthatmaskedman That speaks to the love and dedication within you. God bless you and your family.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@BrandNewMan I got lucky and had a partner. We both made each other better than either of us would have been alone..
@whowasthatmaskedman The way it should be ..