Blair relates the story of a couple whose marriage had been a daily battleground. After 42 years together, when both were in their 60s, they divorced.
Twenty years passed, and both individuals developed Alzheimer’s and needed supervision.
Their daughter took them into her home until she could arrange for permanent, and separate, care.
“Because they couldn’t remember being married to one another, they became the best of friends,” Blair said.
“They talk about how they wish they’d met when they were younger so they could have gotten married. They’re certain that they would have had a marriage that would have lasted forever. It’s a perfect example of how divorce later in life happens for many reasons, takes many different forms and can have surprising outcomes.”
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