Wife has gone from a confident active intelligent happy woman to a confused child with very little long-term memory recall and almost NO short-term recall. I am trying to get an idea of how this might play out. I know she will be happy in a structured facility with others like her but I also know she will forget me like she has other people/family already. Trying to get some ideas of what to expect and how others have handled the loss of a spouse in this manner. Thanks for any direction.
Dementia is so different in everyone. There are basic stages but they can over lap. Your wife is so young. Not that there aren't people on the forum that aren't caring for people your wifes age. There are and some of the Caregivers are the husbands so ur not alone.
We can only tell you our stories. A few of us are professionals, like nurses. You have described Dementia perfectly. I would wonder though why your wifes seems to be progressing so quickly. I hope you are taking her to a Neurologist. That tests have been run to rule out other causes for the decline. Low potassium, diabetes, UTI and other factors.
Nobody can tell you what to expect when it comes to your wife and your feelings. Sorry.
She's very young and her disease does sound very aggressive. Are you happy with the input you're getting from her medical/care team?