What a Difference a Year Makes

It’s been just about a year since my last post, the one wherein I said we were headed into uncharted territory. I was not wrong. I set this blog aside, knowing my energy was needed elsewhere. I was not wrong there, either.

On March 19, 2022, my sweet Mr. Dewey breathed his last. I will post about that, about those last months, days, minutes, and about my transition from the living grief of loving someone with a terminal illness to the abiding one, softened by an enduring love.

I hope it will be of help to anyone who needs it.

Published by Snad

I am Snad. It has been my nickname since I was about 8 years old. I've had dozens of jobs in my life, but the one I have now is caretaker for my husband, who has Lewy Body Dementia with Atypical Parkinsonism. It sucks. It isn't fair. But that's life. We are walking the road together, stumbling along, hand in hand.

2 thoughts on “What a Difference a Year Makes

  1. You write beautifully. I can see this becoming a very comforting book for anyone grieving a loss, or being in anticipatory grief. Keep writing as if each message is a chapter. Thank you for sharing this with me.

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  2. Snad, I just read through your writings. I think you and I share a similar journey with our husbands. Ron died last May 17, after a 3 week period of home hospice. Your writing touched me in many ways. I, too, have regrets about the care I gave him through those years of Covid, but deep down I know I did my best (and I think you do, too). He really was my guy for 53 years. I still have my kids, other family and friends, but I really want him. He was my sounding board, my partner. I miss him so much.

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