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After lots of choosing, preparing my husband finally moved to facility.This is getting harder than I anticipated.How to deal with it? I keep busy seeing friends and having hobbies but realization that we will never live together again is getting to me.He is actually very OK, I am a mess. What helped others?

My Mom was allowed to stay in an AL because she was easy. We would visit in the common area. I got in a little socialization too because not everyone had Dementia. When I had my granson, he was 2 or 3, I would take him with me. The residents love seeing children and Mom enjoyed it to. One of the men liked rolling a ball to him and having grandson bring it back. I always found someone to talk to. I enjoyed the events they had too.
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Spending a lot of time with him in the facility. Making friends with other spouses there who are doing the same. I haven’t found socializing with other friends to be very helpful because they have no idea what my life is like now and I don’t want to burden them or answer questions. I still love being with my husband even though he is much different now. I also enjoy interacting with his friends in memory care and have come to appreciate what wonderful people they still are.
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