When Dementia Blurs Boundaries: Part 1 – The Discomfort No One Talks About
As family caregivers, there is so much to share and reflect upon. We talk about end-of-life planning. We talk about care and treatment decisions, financial and legal matters. We talk about the logistics of daily life—bathing, feeding, managing medications, and the never-ending paperwork. We coordinate doctor’s appointments, handle hygiene, juggle grocery shopping, cleaning, meal prep, and medication schedules. We talk about anticipatory grief —the slow, aching loss that begins long before the final goodbye. We talk about exhaustion, decision fatigue, and the emotional toll of watching someone we love slip away. We talk about the things we can say out loud. But one conversation is still missing. 👉 Our loved ones are sexual beings. That part of their identity doesn’t vanish with age—and it doesn’t disappear with a diagnosis. Yet for many caregivers, this truth goes unspoken until it shows up in ways that are hard to explain, harder to witness, and sometimes painful to navigate. W...