Category: Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiver voices
An Open Letter to the Nevada Legislature by an Alzheimer’s caregiver
Imagine”¦ Imagine your loved one forgetting your birthday, forgetting your face, forgetting you. Imagine your loved one unable to dress herself, comb her hair, brush her teeth, recognize herself in a mirror. Imagine your...
On a Personal Note”¦(Shirley Randolph)
Chuck and I have been married for 62 years and have 5 children, 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, with another 3 great-grandchildren on the way! We met in Minneapolis when we were just 17 years...
Robert and Linda: A Love Story
Robert and Linda met in the army but rekindled their relationship and ultimately married years later. They share the origins of their love story, the best parts of each other and advice for others facing...
Mark and Carol: A Love Story
Mark and Carol met through a friend and fell in love at a drive-in movie. Hear the couple discuss their first date, their secrets of marital success and the first signs of Carol’s Alzheimer’s...
Finding the “sweet spot” as a caregiver and daughter
Erin Kane is a volunteer advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association and loving caregiver to her mother. This is her caregiver story: I’ve spent the past 7 years living with my mother who was diagnosed with...
Nancy and Rod: A Love Story
A second marriage for both, Nancy and Rod’s love story is a whirlwind romance that has endured and thrived even after Rodney’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The couple shares their early days together, how they keep...
Gene and Pat: A Love Story
Gene and Pat met on a dance floor and have transitioned their passion and partnership into a happy, enduring marriage. Faced with Gene’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, this couple has remained active and committed and...
