ill try to be brief here - my Grandma has Dementia and her mind is slowly going and basically i cant deal with it.
my grandad is so strong about it and helps her so much but i feel so sorry for him especially. my grandma is fine, she knows she has dementia but she just laughs everything off and isnt really 'there' anymore. My grandad on the other hand needs to see the love of his life slowly slipping away because of a random, invisible, untreatable 'illness'
they often come around on weekends and i just cant deal with it. i try to talk to them both but i never have anything to say and i just feel so sad about it all.... im not depressed or anything, but ive lost my grandma before she's even properly gone. i get the feeling that she barely knows who i am and i end up feeling like 'cant it just all be over?' - i feel terrible for thinking that, but i honestly do sometimes think it would just be easier if it was all over. the dementia will only get worse :/
can anyone give any advice on how to deal with this?
my grandad is so strong about it and helps her so much but i feel so sorry for him especially. my grandma is fine, she knows she has dementia but she just laughs everything off and isnt really 'there' anymore. My grandad on the other hand needs to see the love of his life slowly slipping away because of a random, invisible, untreatable 'illness'
they often come around on weekends and i just cant deal with it. i try to talk to them both but i never have anything to say and i just feel so sad about it all.... im not depressed or anything, but ive lost my grandma before she's even properly gone. i get the feeling that she barely knows who i am and i end up feeling like 'cant it just all be over?' - i feel terrible for thinking that, but i honestly do sometimes think it would just be easier if it was all over. the dementia will only get worse :/
can anyone give any advice on how to deal with this?