03/04/2026
Grieving someone with dementia can feel like losing them many times over. You may have already done some of the hardest grieving long before the death came. Grieving the relationship. Grieving being known by them. Grieving the future you thought you'd have together. That grief is real, even when the world didn't acknowledge it. And when the physical loss finally comes, it can bring a whole new wave — or an old one you never had space to feel. Relief and sadness can live in the same heart. So can love and exhaustion. So can loss and gratitude. You don't have to choose just one thing to feel.. Read more:
By Heather Marriatori, PhD, Licensed PsychologistThere is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from grieving someone who is still alive. If you have watched a parent, spouse, or sibling disappear into dementia - their memories dissolving, their personality shifting, their eyes sometimes lookin...
