I don't know if this change is permanent...

But it's a huge loss. She just called me "Tim". She's really mentally completely out of it. It's so sad. I lost her as a partner when she had her stroke. There have been incremental changes since then, but there was always the essence. I likened it to a beautiful sand sculpture that is slowly being changed by a gentle rain. You still know what it is even though the sharp edges are gone.

This feels entirely different. It feels like I've lost "her".