Loving your spouse doesn't require abandoning your need to feel at home in your own life.

I explain why it matters

My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2022. By late 2023, he had declined so much that I made the difficult decision to move him to an Assisted Living facility.

After he moved, I felt adrift. My roles—wife, friend, caregiver—were gone. The home where we had shared joy and sorrow and all the moments in between no longer provided comfort. It haunted…