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Scenario

How to love someone with dementia who no longer recognizes you

My wife was diagnosed with early-onset dementia six months ago and sometimes she looks at me like she has no idea who I am, and I don't know how to love someone who is slowly disappearing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The familiar face of love becomes a stranger's, forcing a reckoning with whether love can exist without recognition.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Love and mortality — loving in the face of loss?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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