The grief involved in seeing a loved one lose his or her capacities to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is among the most difficult we can experience. One experiences the ongoing day-to-day horror of witnessing a loved one slip further and further away. There are myriad other losses faced by a spouse or partner as their loved one slips into dementia: the loss of couple activities, the loss of friends who are uncomfortable with the situation or don’t know how to respond, the loss of one’s hopes and dreams for the future and growing old together. You just don’t know where you fit in any more. The day your beloved stops recognizing you is among the most painful on this journey.