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When your partner's dementia erases your shared history

I'm 74 and my wife has Alzheimer's and sometimes she looks at me like I'm a stranger and I don't know if I should correct her or just play along.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A partner's cognitive decline can destroy the mutual recognition that forms the foundation of intimate relationships.

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