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How to love someone who is disappearing

My husband has Alzheimer's and yesterday he did not recognize me, and for the first time I understood that loving someone might mean letting them go even while they are still here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The deepest love sometimes requires releasing our need to be known by those we serve.

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“Where Are You with Agape — unconditional love across traditions?”

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