My wife has dementia and she looks at me like a stranger now and I miss her every day even though she is sitting right next to me.
More people experience this than they realize.
Losing someone to dementia means mourning the relationship while still providing care, creating a liminal space between presence and absence.
“Where Are You with Chronic loneliness vs. situational loneliness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.