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Scenario

How dementia creates a unique form of grief while your loved one is still alive

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.

What we've seen

Losing someone to dementia means mourning the relationship while still providing care, creating a liminal space between presence and absence.

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Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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