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AtLast · 09-29-2010, 04:56 PM

Had a long phone convo with my sister this morning. She was getting ready to bring her husband of over 40 years to see his Alzheimer's specialist. She was more stressed than usual- that tight, deep stress of on-going care-giving for someone you love deeply. I could hear the grief of what was and is now and what will be coming soon in her voice. Profound sadness and some fear. Wisps of nostaligic memories of things they used to do together. The pain I hear in her voice sometimes just breaks my heart to pieces- more of a shatter. My adult niece and nephews are visiting her and her husband more often now and helping out- that's good. The Grandkids stop by fairly often, too. I know they are having a tough time with his decline. He is their step father/Grandpa and they certainly had a much better father/Grandpa in him than their biological father/Grandpa.

I guess I mostly feel helpless about all of this...

09-29-2010, 04:56 PM	#4177
AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Had a long phone convo with my sister this morning. She was getting ready to bring her husband of over 40 years to see his Alzheimer's specialist. She was more stressed than usual- that tight, deep stress of on-going care-giving for someone you love deeply. I could hear the grief of what was and is now and what will be coming soon in her voice. Profound sadness and some fear. Wisps of nostaligic memories of things they used to do together. The pain I hear in her voice sometimes just breaks my heart to pieces- more of a shatter. My adult niece and nephews are visiting her and her husband more often now and helping out- that's good. The Grandkids stop by fairly often, too. I know they are having a tough time with his decline. He is their step father/Grandpa and they certainly had a much better father/Grandpa in him than their biological father/Grandpa. I guess I mostly feel helpless about all of this...