Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and have maintained a good relationship with his brothers and sisters, as well as all his nieces and nephews.

Within the last year, my husband has been diagnosed with dementia. I have my twin sister and my dad, who live close by. One of my husband’s brothers moved to our area with his girlfriend after he retired. The rest of my husband’s family lives several states away.

Since my husband’s diagnosis, we have not been as active as we used to be. He has trouble visiting with others. He feels it just takes too much out of him.

A couple of his family members have come to town to visit. It took a lot out of him to have them stay with us.

Now I’m getting text messages from several of his family members who want to come visit. They sa

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