Stories

I was diagnosed with dementia about a year ago, and the only major impact it has had on my life is that I had to stop driving right after the...

My father had Alzheimers starting at age 80 and lived to be 90, lived with my brother and his family, and attended adult daycare as his disease started to affect...

I am a caretaker for my wife Carol; she is 79. We met at school in the 11th grade. We’ve been sweethearts ever since. We celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary...

My name is Bobbie Joe, and I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at 42. I was told by my then Neurologist that I had 7 to 10 years to live...

My husband just turned 60. He was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's dementia at the age of 54. I am his full-time caregiver. I still try to work a full-time job...

It all started in earnest the day my husband went missing. He had gone alone downtown to run an errand and didn’t return. I called the sheriff after five hours...

My name is Sue, my real name. My wife's name is Diana. In July of 2020, while on my way to my baby sister's funeral. My wife called me as...

Hello! I am a 27-year-old Asian American that is in school full time, working part-time, and a caregiver to both my mother and father. My father is 67 and was...

Hi all! My name is Holly. I was just diagnosed with EOAD. I am 49 years old, which I can’t believe because I only look 20! LOL! I can’t say...

My 48-year-old son has down syndrome/Alzheimer's = 24/7 total care! I am a single mom = 76 years old! Thank God for meds that helped get through the combative phase!...

So mom was diagnosed in 2021 and let me tell you, it feels like years have passed. I am her youngest daughter of 7 children, 6 living. My mother was...

Hi! I'm Carole, and I'm 70 yrs old; my husband and I retired to SWFL 9 yrs ago... For about 3yrs my husband and I kept telling my medical doctor...

I am a goodman for my wife with Alzheimer’s. She had been reducing her bathing for over a month or so. Able to bathe herself, I would bring her in...

That is actually a good thing. When asked, how Cat is doing, I always reply she is like a sine wave in slight decline. Some days are better than others...

So my mother was diagnosed in early 2021. This was a shocker but we saw signs; just didn’t know why she was changing and doing things that were not normal...

In 2014 my husband (Honey) was diagnosed with Dementia. Honey came to me one day and started to cry, something is wrong, I’m forgetting. Went to our doctor who said...

I was a school counselor for 12 years and a classroom teacher for 12 before that. I received my 9th concussion while skiing up in Duluth back in 2015. I...

My husband found out in 2020 that he had Alzheimer's disease. At that time I was taking care of his parents. His dad had cancer, diabetes, and an COLOSTOMY bag...

I've wondered why wedding vows list "sickness" before "in health", now I know. Our journey into sickness began in 2017 as I was turning 60 and the love of my...

I like the title "Our Story" better than "My Story". Our story starts in 2012 when my then 58 year old husband came home from work one day and said...