Divorced Girl Smiling
Resilience and Renewal
Published Oct 16, 2026 by David Louis, at Divorced Girl Smiling
Read the full article at Divorced Girl SmilingMy wife, Diane, and I were married for 40 years. We had a life together, raised a family, made decisions together, grew together and, like any couple married that long, accumulated a lifetime of shared experiences. Then she developed dementia.
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