Dear Miriam, I have been taking care of my wife for the past year since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The last time we were at the doctor’s office, the doctor said she could see that caregiving was taking a toll on me. I’m […]

Dear Miriam, I’m 62, and I moved back into my childhood home three years ago after my dad passed away. My mom’s 90 now. I work from home, but between my job and attending to my mom, I barely leave the house anymore. It’s sometimes […]

Dear Miriam,

I am concerned about my mom, who is living on her own right now, but was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s last year. The doctor has said that she needs more care. She is very independent, but I can tell her memory is getting worse. […]

Dear Miriam, I am a daughter-in-law who is taking care of my husband’s mother. She has dementia and lives with us. I’m her 24/7 caregiver; my husband works incredibly long hours and is rarely home to help. I am completely overwhelmed and exhausted as I […]

Dear Miriam, My cousin is 75 years old and has frontotemporal dementia. She never had children, and does not have a significant other, so I am her closest relative. She was living in a nursing home in Los Angeles, about half an hour away from […]

Dear Miriam,

I take care of my mother who has dementia. She was always a little eccentric, but in the last few years, it became clear that something was wrong. She refused to go to the doctor, and she doesn’t have an official diagnosis. I’ve […]