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Please enjoy these member stories which appeared in our Mainstay newsletter or other publications for the first time. You must be logged in as a supporting WSA member to see the following stories: Acceptance - the Key to a Future Do you have a story you would like to share in an upcoming issue of Mainstay, in the Member Minute, or on the Website? Please email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or send it to: Mainstay c/o WSA, 63 West Main St, Suite H, Freehold, NJ 07728 |
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| The Most Loving Thing |
The Most Loving ThingBy Dizzy -- WSA Support Group Leader, Forum and WSA Member A year ago today I walked out of the assisted living community without her. It was quiet--deeply quiet--walking alone to my rented car and driving away. Away. A dreadful word loomed just beyond my sense of exhaustion, relief and freedom. I didn't think about it head-on, but it lurked there waiting. Abandonment. A series of illness had hijacked her, and me, and dropped us in a strange land. Her with dementia, me with my own madness for which I have no name. It is the madness of loss--loss of a lovely home, a good job, friends, family, retirement, travel, community, intimacy, companionship--peace. |
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