Below you will find letters written by a daughter to her father, who is living with young onset dementia.
She had written a series of letters to him on the suggestion of a therapist with whom she consulted to help her process her father’s medical prognosis and its effect on her family. These letters were never intended to be read by her father.
The daughter found these letters hidden away, a little crumpled and soiled, in the early part of the summer 2022.
She decided to have them published as a way to both commemorate her father, and to help others who may be dealing with a similar situation, to process their thoughts and feelings.
If these letters can help one person through this difficult period, then sharing them would have been worth it.
July 2022 (part 1) - introduction to series
This letter introduces our series of three letters, from different time periods, to be published over the next three weeks.
For ease of reading, the typed content of this letter can be found here.
October 2016 - reflections from the early days
A young woman recently finds out her father has a life-altering, ultimately lethal brain disease. Her journey in processing this information begins.
For ease of reading, the typed content of this letter can be found here.
More to come in this series.