mother with early-onset alzheimers

Losing a parent
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hi everyone

recently joined! been really struggling to find community, a lot of grieving spaces said they were specific to those who had already lost someone, which I completely understand. so glad this space is here

my mum was diagnosed with alzheimers at age 57 in 2021. its so isolating- friends surrounded me with love when it first happened but of course I can’t expect that to continue, even though realistically its getting worse and worse now.

i’ve also started having these constant overwhelming feelings that something will happen to my partner, I know he will be fine and I’ve heard its common when you’re going through loss to expect it to happen everywhere but i wondered if anyone can relate to this?

would love to connect with anyone going through similar things. i understand timelines are so different for everyone xx

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Hi Mjama,

So sorry to hear about your mum. I lost my mum last year to stomach cancer, she was diagnosed the year before in 2022 and given a prognosis of one year. I found this incredibly hard to deal with and sought counseling to help and was told i was suffering from Anticipatory Grief. Like you i had overwhelming feelings of loosing everyone that meant something to me around this time including my partner, it did subside after a while so i think its totally normal for you to be feeling this way. Take good care of yourself, seek help if you need it, GP, counselling etc. and keep talking. Sending Hugs Xxx

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so sorry to hear about your mum too. thank you so much for sharing your story and the fact you related to that panic as well. sending hugs to you too xx

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