Tricky Situation. Alzheimer’s and Divorce.
Hello. I am attempting to help my mom navigate a tricky situation. She is in the diagnosis process for Alzheimer’s. She’s 68, and she’s extremely intelligent. She’s been having trouble with directions, remembering dates/times, amongst other things that were red flags. She’s still very good conversationally and I doubt most people would notice anything was wrong unless they knew her very well.
She’s married and has been for a while. It’s a second marriage. She worked her whole life at a high paying job and made her own money and can fully support herself. Her husband also has his own money. For quite some time they have not been getting along. He is a difficult person and I truly don’t blame her for wanting a divorce. He’s always been kind to me and my family but he’s very verbally abusive towards her. He has used her memory problems as a weapon against her and ridicules her. It breaks my heart to see her treated this way. She wants a divorce and I do support that choice but I’m also so worried about all the stress it will cause her. At the same time, this marriage is causing her massive stress every day of her life. Does anyone have experience with a divorce in the midst of Alzheimer’s ? I am looking for any advice. Thank you.
( just wanted to add that myself and my brother live minutes away from her and would legit do anything for that woman so she has support locally )