My Spouse Has Dementia
★★★★★

On The Road Again

My intention is to take this full journey with Zita. Her words are clear, revealing, and true to the bone. As a daughter to a mom, who I struggled over her care with one brother and her sisters, dear aunts of mine, and the sister held-at-bay from her older "hero" brother who suffered with early Alzheimers in the care of his spouse, I realize from Zita's first entry there are wounds to still be healed. I practice Ho'oponopono, the Hawaian forgiveness ritual on them and am adding Zita's "Resiliance" to the increased water intake I do now. I am so grateful to Zita for speaking of all the wide-reaching dimentions of this disease, far beyond the patient themselves. Also as a non-Alzheimers spouse, whom I have shared a long history of caregiving, ranging from slight to near the edge of overbearing, I know I will explore the familiarites I am sure I will find in Zita's words. We share a love and a bond for words and the telling of heart-led stories.

May 3, 2022 by Susan Heffron Hajec on This Website


My Spouse Has Dementia