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How to handle anger at someone with dementia

My wife's dementia has progressed to the point where she does not recognize me and I am furious at her for leaving me even though I know it is not her fault.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Watching someone disappear while their body remains creates a cruel anticipatory grief mixed with abandonment rage.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”

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