Palliative Care Concern
Husband faces isolation in providing around-the-clock care for wife battling end-stage alzheimer’s
Nov 17, 2023 | 1:10 PM
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PRINCE GEORGE – For the last several years, a Quesnel man has seen and helped his wife go through the stages of Alzheimer’s. Her wish is to die at home. However, her husband has become overwhelmed to satisfy his wife’s dying wish.
Robert Bennett’s wife suffers from end-stage Alzheimer’s. He provides his wife with around-the-clock care from their home.
Two years ago, doctors placed Marlene Dy in palliative care. At that time, doctors gave her just months to live following that difficult diagnosis. Robert decided to care for her at home, and two years later, she defied the odds.
