LibraryScenariosWhen memory loss erases your witness
Scenario

When memory loss erases your witness

My grandmother raised me but now has dementia and does not remember who I am and I feel like I am losing the only person who ever made me feel like I truly belonged somewhere.

Rabia
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Dementia can steal not only the person we love but also our sense of being known and remembered.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”

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