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I'm sorry for your loss.
I had a similar experience, my grandmother went through brain surgery when I was young and after had severe dimentia for the rest of her life. My memories of her are split into a before and after category and honestly it is really hard to comprehend how I felt when she passed, especially whe it was so hard to remember the "her" memories after so long. I loved her a lot.
There's no wrong way to feel, take your time and make sure you process things in your own way. And thank you for sharing, hopefully this community can help you with any support you need.
Thank you. The realization is hitting me hard right now. It's 5AM so it makes it even more surreal, this was so unexpected from me.
I don't know what tomorrow will really look like, to be honest. I guess everything will go back to normal? I'll laugh, or smile as if she isn't dead? Those few days from before are overwhelming now. I saw her years later, just before she died. Her state saddened me. Dementia/alzheimers is cruel.
I guess i'll be staying off of lemmy for now? Rest assured, i will recover. But these few days are blurry for me. Maybe i will, maybe i will not. I guess we'll see.
Again, thank you. This all means a lot to me.
Hello.
My nan passed with dementia a few years ago too. I felt for my dad at the time but after visiting her and her not recognising me, not recognising my dad, basically living and suffering for nothing, it was pretty neutral when she did die.
I didn't miss the old lady in a chair pointed at a TV that kept her conscious. I missed my nan who'd always sneak us biscuits (cookies) and insisted I was handsome from 0 years old to 30 years old. But she'd been gone a long time. I think my dad had hope she'd snap out of it. My hope is that I never see him like that. And that me losing things is my ADHD, not a precursor.
Thank you. I'm afraid of that too, for my grandparents.
Best of luck, I am sorry, it's always tough.
I'll keep you in my thoughts
Thank you. ❤