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When dementia steals your relationship before death does

My aging mother has dementia and sometimes she does not recognize me and I am grieving the loss of our relationship while she is still alive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Progressive cognitive loss creates a unique grief where the person you love disappears while their body remains present.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging and identity — who belongs here?”

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