Dementia Widow – New Book by Fay Martin

Dementia Widow – A Memoir of Love, Death & Survivalis Minden's own Fay Martin's first work, but it's her very own story of loss, acceptance and finding a way through. It is a personal story she knew she wanted to tell while experiencing her husband's journey with dementia. In it, she explores frustrating delays in diagnosing him, and the impact on their marriage, as Martin went from an equal partner to a different person altogether – someone, Martin made the choice to care for as the dynamics changed dramatically.CanoeFM sat down with Martin recently to learn more about how Martin felt compelled to write this very raw and real book about her husband Michael Fay's dementia and how it impacted her as well.Fay passed away in 2020 and not long after, Martin began her Masters Fine Arts in Creative Non-Fiction a year later. She had journalled about her experiences with her husband's dementia journey since its onset and Martin knew she had to do something with them. After several rewrites, it becameDementia Widow. Martin, now 82, confesses that while it was a difficult experience to go through, it was important for her to share it with others.