[beethoven]

Good afternoon Yaelle, I’m sorry for what you and your mom are going through.

I’m the primary/only caregiver for my husband. He has Parkinson’s Disease, and Parkinson’s Dementia. It is such a terrible disease. My husband has a good day once in a while and can converse for maybe five minutes, then it’s gone. I too miss having conversations. Sometimes I forget and tell him something in the news. He wants to understand, but it’s hard.

I wish your Mother peace and comfort, and I’m grateful she is with you. Providing loving care is sometimes hard, but looking at it from your mother’s and my husband’s view it is one of the final gifts we can give them. Take care. I shall be keeping you and your Mother in my prayers.

[Yaelle]

Thanks, Beethoven. I’m on a caregiver email loop and it seems it is even harder for spouses than children. I hope you have some outlet, friends, breaks. I am having a hard time with the lack of breaks.