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When Words Fade: Grieving a Friend to Dementia | The Friendship Project

This episode of The Friendship Project explores the profound and often unspoken grief of losing a friend to dementia. Host Kari Hearn shares her personal journey of watching a decades-long friendship dissolve as memory fades, offering a compassionate guide for those navigating this unique form of loss. If you are caring for a loved one with cognitive decline or mourning the slow erasure of a close bond, this conversation validates your complex emotions—from anger and resentment to deep sorrow—and provides practical strategies for staying connected when words are no longer enough.

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