Dear Miriam,

My mother-in-law, who is 79, lives in our home with my wife, our three teenage children, and me. She was recently diagnosed with dementia, and we are having a hard time. She moved in with us a year ago after her husband passed […]

Dear Miriam, I have been taking care of my great-aunt who is 79 years old. She was recently diagnosed with dementia, although I think it has been going on for quite a while now. She had a stroke a couple of years ago, and I […]

Dear Miriam,

I am taking care of my brother, who is 77, and was diagnosed with dementia 3 years ago. I’m 72 years old  and still working part-time from home. I’m trying to balance work and caregiving, and the most frustrating thing to me is that […]

Dear Miriam,

I am a “young” 80-year-old, and my wife is 81. I have been caring for her for the last two years since she was diagnosed with dementia. Before she developed symptoms, we loved retirement. I golfed twice a week, we were always going to […]

Dear Miriam,

My sister has young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and she is currently living alone. She’s pretty independent, although she doesn’t drive. Her adult children are in their late 20s/early 30s. During the pandemic, my sister was really good about staying safe at home since she had […]

Dear Miriam,

I have been caring for mother who is 87 and was diagnosed with early-stage dementia a few years ago. She had been living on her own at a senior living apartment complex with an aide who came in a few hours each day to […]