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Navigating Grief: Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
11/3/2025
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Story summary
- A 67-year-old woman fears her own future as her mother, diagnosed with Alzheimer's and now in a care home, no longer recognizes her.
- Experts Simon Wheeler and Mandy Saligari advise accepting the emotional turmoil dementia brings.
- They urge maintaining visits to foster connection and understanding of her mother's current state.
- Saligari encourages embracing grief and being kind to oneself, noting that worrying amplifies distress.
