Friendship

Inspired by an episode of IMO

Burt had been my best friend in so many ways for the 30 years of our marriage before his illness. We shared so much. We went to lunch and we went to the theater. We even worked together.

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Listen to the IMO episode where Michelle Obama and her big brother Craig Robinson discuss friendship with guest Julia Louis- Dreyfus.

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My long – term, and some new, best friends were a side hustle. We had lunch. We talked. We met in gym classes.

While he was suffering, from the get go, I called upon these other besties.

They pointed me to a diagnosis. They helped him navigate his confusions.

As Burt’s dementia progressed and morphed, I found new and great friends. They emerged in support groups. They gave care for Burt. They were neighbors I had liked but now also depended upon. They were good to Burt.

In Burt’s physical absence, and to be honest dementia creates an absence as it progresses, I have come to rely on these many best friends.

I have found new friends as I re-entered into activities outside of home.

I am maintaining that circle of friends I had for decades, and welcoming new BFFs. That’s the best.