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How cognitive decline tests unconditional love

My aging mother has started repeating the same stories and asking the same questions, and I catch myself getting impatient in a way that makes me hate myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The erosion of familiar relationship patterns reveals the limits of patience and the complexity of loving someone who is changing.

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“Where Are You with Listening in love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.